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First-Rate

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(a.) Of the highest excellence; preeminent in quality, size, or estimation.

(2):

(n.) A war vessel of the highest grade or the most powerful class.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'First-Rate'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​f/first-rate.html. 1828.