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\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.

      The great dromond swinging from the quay. -- W. Morris.

 



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