bumboat

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bumbōt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
bum•boat  (bumbōt′),USA pronunciation n. [Naut.]
  1. 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


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