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steamer

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steamer
1. a boat or ship driven by steam engines
2. an apparatus for steaming wooden beams and planks to make them pliable for shipbuilding
3. Austral slang a clash of sporting teams characterized by rough play


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It was with the greatest difficulty they could get her down to the beach, where presently my brother succeeded in attracting the attention of some men on a paddle steamer from the Thames.
The steamer will be provided with every necessary comfort, including library and musical instruments.
The day following the death of Alexis Paulvitch a youth accompanying his invalid grandmother, boarded a steamer at Dover.
 
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