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单词 haulabout
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haulaboutn.

/ˈhɔːləbaʊt/
Etymology: < the verbal phrase to haul about (haul v. 1).
U.S.
A vessel, resembling a barge, used for coaling ships.
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1903 Trans. Inst. Naval Architects 45 221 These vessels, ..like the smaller barges, or ‘coal haulabouts’ as they are termed, have no means of propelling themselves.
1904 Sci. Amer. 23 July 63/2 Another type of coaling device which has proved highly successful is what is known as the ‘haulabout’.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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