nugger

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Definition of nugger

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noun

An Egyptian sailing boat with a square sail that is tilted at an angle to the mast.

“Two other steamers accompanied us to beyond Berber, and four nuggers sailed with us, which were towed as far as Berber by the two steamers.”
“My orders were to endeavour to overtake the enemy, to co-operate with the gunboat Lotus in catching the large sailing nuggers, nine of which were known to be with the Arabs carrying their food supplies; […]”
“On July 15 he tested the western or steeper channel of the Bedden rapids by sending down three nuggers which were loaded so as to have rather a deeper draught than the steamer.”

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noun

An Egyptian sailing boat with a square sail that is tilted at an angle to the mast.

“Two other steamers accompanied us to beyond Berber, and four nuggers sailed with us, which were towed as far as Berber by the two steamers.”
“My orders were to endeavour to overtake the enemy, to co-operate with the gunboat Lotus in catching the large sailing nuggers, nine of which were known to be with the Arabs carrying their food supplies; […]”
“On July 15 he tested the western or steeper channel of the Bedden rapids by sending down three nuggers which were loaded so as to have rather a deeper draught than the steamer.”
(humorous, informal)A chicken nugget.

“D’ywan a chicken nugger? […] Like these chicken nuggers, yeah? I fucking love ’em. I fucking love chicken nuggers. I eat ’em every night.”
“MY BIRTHDAY WISH FOR THEO IS ALL OF THE CHIMKEN NUGGERS!!!!!!!!”
“If these nuggers and chips aren’t fine dining I don’t know what is.”
“'The only reason one should peel a nugger is for a doggo who gets the runny poops from not being able to tolerate the coating,' added a different user.”
“Her mother said, “Maybe you can have ‘Muck Donnas’, or we could have fish and chips.” Krissy shook her head, “Nah. We no have fwishenchit. We have Kay Eff See nuggers?””

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Probably from Arabic [script needed] (nuqur, naqā'ir).

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