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Brogans (watercraft)

Scope note

Small, Chesapeake Bay centerboard boats of bugeye type about 40 feet long, half-decked, with two masts and leg-of-mutton sails; used for oyster tonging.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000252772

Broader Terms used

<dredging vessels>

Equivalent Terms used

brogan (watercraft)

Created

13yrs ago

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