yacht
The origin and history of yacht.
Etymology
From Dutch jacht, a shortening of jaghtschip ("pursuit ship") — the light, fast vessels the Dutch once used to chase down pirates. The word came into English after the Dutch gave King Charles II a similar boat as a gift in 1660.
Class of 1660
yacht first entered the language around 1660. Other words from the same year:
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