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Razee
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Razee
A razee or razée (iː) is a sailing ship that has been cut down (razeed) to reduce the number of decks. The word is derived from the French vaisseau rasé, meaning a razed (in the sense of shaved down) ship. ==Sixteenth century== The Queen`s ships built in England by Sir John Hawkins and his shipb... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razee
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Razee
Ra·zee' (rȧ*zē') noun [ French vaisseau rasé , from raser to raze, to cut down ships. See Raze , transitive verb , Rase , transitive verb ] (Nautical) A... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/16
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Razee
Ra·zee' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Razeed (rȧ*zēd'); present participle & verbal noun Razeeing .] To cut down to a less number of decks, and thus to an infe... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/16
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Razee
• (v. t.) An armed ship having her upper deck cut away, and thus reduced to the next inferior rate, as a seventy-four cut down to a frigate. • (v. t.) To cut down to a less number of decks, and thus to an inferior rate or class, as a ship; hence, to prune or abridge by cutting off or retre... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/razee/
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