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| has gloss | eng: The skipjack is a type of sailboat developed on the Chesapeake Bay for oyster dredging. It succeeded the bugeye as the chief oystering boat on the bay, and remains in service due to laws restricting the use of powerboats in the Maryland state oyster fishery. |
| lexicalization | eng: Skipjack Boat |
| lexicalization | eng: skipjack |
| instance of | (noun) a vessel for fishing; often has a well to keep the catch alive fishing smack, fishing vessel, fishing boat |
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| media:img | Chesapeake Bay skipjacks drying sails while inport.jpg |
| media:img | Skipjack EPA.PNG |
| media:img | Skipjack H.M. Krentz and pushboat.jpg |
| media:img | Skipjack seen from the front.jpg |
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