What is 2. A trading vessel; a ship employed in the transportation of goods, as, distinguished from a man-of-war called?
merchantman — 2. A trading vessel; a ship employed in the transportation of goods, as, distinguished from a man-of-war. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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