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Lighter
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) To convey by a lighter, as to or from the shore; as, to lighter the cargo of a ship.
(2):
(n.) A large boat or barge, mainly used in unloading or loading vessels which can not reach the wharves at the place of shipment or delivery.
(3):
(n.) One who, or that which, lights; as, a lighter of lamps.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Lighter'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/l/lighter.html. 1828.