Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sloop of war propelled by paddle-wheels.
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The greatest excitement prevailed at Southampton last Thursday week by the arrival in the waters there of a large paddle-sloop of war, with pennant, and flying the Confederate flag of America.
Destruction of a Federal American Ship by a Confederate Sloop of War. 1861
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