n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] A small sloop or shallop, or a large boat with sails. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
A puny subject strikes at thy great glory. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Breezes laugh to scorn our puny speed. Keble. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A youth; a novice. [ R. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
A puny subject strikes at thy great glory. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Breezes laugh to scorn our puny speed. Keble. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A youth; a novice. [ R. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]