rodney

origin obscure; cf. Brit.dial. "something small, inferior, or mean"

Nfld.

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a small, open type of fishing boat that sometimes carries a sail.

Quotations

1916

And 'twas for Tom West's little rodney that the seven last men o' Ragged Run was jumpin'.

1930

Often he'd take us to sail in his rodney,/Out over the water. . . .