Meaning & use
Pungy
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A small, fast, two-masted sailing schooner once used for trade and oystering on Chesapeake Bay.
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Museums along the bay display restored pungy schooners from the 19th century.
Watermen once loaded oysters onto pungies for the trip to Baltimore's markets.
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The pungy's shallow draft and sharp bow made it well suited to the shallow waters of the Chesapeake, and a handful of restored examples still sail today.
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pungy schooner
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