An archaic or historical spelling of 'cataloon'; a small two-masted sailing vessel used in Mediterranean trade.
An older English spelling variant of 'cataloon,' reflecting 17th-18th century orthography before standardized spelling. The '-owne' ending was common in Early Modern English.
This spelling shows how English spelling was fluid before dictionaries standardized it—documents from 400 years ago might spell the same ship three different ways on one page!
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