subs. phr. (nautical).1. A sailing vessel: cf. SMOKE-STACK.
1902. The Athenæum, 8 Feb., 177. 1.
1903. HYNE, The Filibusters, xviii. As a purser on a steamboat, I had always held a fine contempt for sailor-men on WIND-JAMMERS.
2. (theatrical).A player on a wind instrument.