nickey
(ˈnɪkɪ)
[Of obscure origin.]
A kind of boat with a lug-sail, used in the Isle of Man.
| 1883 Fisheries Exhib. Catal. (ed. 4) 132 This rig is rapidly superseding the class of boat for many years used in the Isle of Man, known as ‘Nickeys’, or lug sail boats. 1894 Hall Caine Manxman 358 A Dandie..being smaller than a Nickey, and of yawl rig. |