schooner


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
schooner /ˈskuːnə/
noun
  • 1 a sailing ship with two or more masts, typically with the foremast smaller than the mainmast.
  • 2 Brit. a large glass for sherry.

    N. Amer. & Austral./NZ a tall beer glass.

– origin C18: perh. from dial. scun ‘skim along’, influenced by Du. words beginning with sch-.
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