down-easter









down-easter


down-easter [doun-ee-ster] ExamplesWord Origin noun

  1. a full-rigged ship built in New England in the late 19th century, usually of wood and relatively fast.
  2. a native or inhabitant of Maine.
  3. a native or inhabitant of New England.
  4. Canadian. a native or resident of the Maritime Provinces.

Origin of down-easter An Americanism dating back to 1810–20; down East + -er1 Examples from the Web for down-easter Historical Examples of down-easter

  • This person was a down-easter, and was well acquainted with the Johnstons and Wiscasset.

    Ned Myers

    James Fenimore Cooper

  • “Guess you’ll pay me two dollars,” said the down-easter, quietly.

    The American Joe Miller

    Various

  • A down-easter strutted about the city one day, puffing at a cigar.

    The American Joe Miller

    Various

  • The third youth was long and lank and talked with a nasal drawl and a manner of speech that proclaimed him a down-easter.

    Frank Merriwell’s Backers

    Burt L. Standish

  • He was a specimen of the Southerner possessing salient points, and was a study for the Down-Easter.

    The Memories of Fifty Years

    William H. Sparks

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