Dromon

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

  Dromond \Drom"ond\, or Dromon \Drom"on\ [OF. dromont, L. dromo,
     fr. Gr. dro`mwn light vessel, prob. fr. dramei^n to run. See
     {Dromedary}.]
     In the Middle Ages, a large, fast-sailing galley, or cutter;
     a large, swift war vessel. [Hist. or Archaic] --Fuller.
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           The great dromond swinging from the quay. -- W. Morris.
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