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Word: Bugeye
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century; earliest use found in Ohio Democrat (New Philadelphia, Ohio). Apparently from bug + eye, perhaps as an alteration of buckeye, although the relative priority of the two nouns in this sense is uncertain
Definition:
A type of sailing boat used mainly for oyster fishing in the Chesapeake Bay area, typically having a centreboard and two masts.
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