YACHT, noun yot. [G., It is properly a boat drawn by horses.] A vessel of state used to convey princes, embassadors and other great personages from one place to another. The royal yachts are rigged as ketches, except the principal one, which is equipped as a ship. The smaller yachts are rigged as sloops.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.