Bilander

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bilander \Bil"an*der\, n. [D. bijlander; bij by + land land,
     country.] (Naut.)
     A small two-masted merchant vessel, fitted only for coasting,
     or for use in canals, as in Holland.
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           Why choose we, then, like bilanders to creep
           Along the coast, and land in view to keep? --Dryden.
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