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bum•boat
(bum′bōt′),USA pronunciation n. [Naut.]
- Nauticala boat used in peddling provisions and small wares among vessels lying in port or offshore.
- probably partial translation of Dutch bomschuit a small fishing boat, perh. contraction of bodemschuit( je) literally, bottom-boat 1665–75