schooner
n.
< ? Scot dial. scun, to skip a flat stone across water
1 a ship with two or more masts, rigged fore and aft
2 short for PRAIRIE SCHOONER
3 a large beer glass, usually holding a pint


I remember reading that when the first ship of this type was launched, as she left the ways,
an onlooker exclaimed:"See how she scoons!" giving the name to the type vessel.