subs. (colloquial and nautical).—Usually in combination: e.g., a TEN-TONNER, etc. (of floating bottoms): cf. TWENTY-THOUSAND POUNDER (= a heiress: FARQUHAR, The Recruiting Officer).
1890. Scientific American, 18 Jan, 34. 3. It is not so long ago that a 1,000 ton schooner was considered enormous. Now, a 1,500 TONNER is scarcely remarked.
