monkey boatn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌŋkɪ bəʊt/, U.S.

/ˈməŋki ˌboʊt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: monkey n., boat n.¹

Etymology: < monkey n. + boat n.¹ The semantic motivation for the name is unclear: the etymology implicit in quot. 1993 at sense 2 has not been authenticated.

1. Any of various kinds of small boat used as a tender, tow-boat, etc., esp. in a port.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > [noun] > small vessel > small boat

nacelle1483

cockle boata1625

peasecod-boat1657

boatie1788

monkey boat1813

dinky1849

cockle1857

sea-boat1909

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels with other specific uses > [noun] > others spec.

weir-boat1436

monkey boat1813

night boat1839

commodore1847

sneak-boat1850

pitch-boat1867

press boat1870

love boat1913

patrol craft1919

refueller1929

gin palace1949

bumboat1972

1813 A. Rees Cycl. (1819) XXIII Monkey-Boat, a name sometimes applied to a long narrow sort of boat.

1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Monkey-boat, a boat employed in the docks.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Monkey-boat, a half-decked boat above-bridge on the Thames.

1948 Rudder Jan. 68 The enclosed were drawn for the Bering Sea Salmon fisheries for use as towboats and cannery tenders. Monkey Boat is what the type is called in the North.

1968 National Fisherman June 4 b/1 They [sc. gill-netters] were towed from the cannery to the fishing grounds by a powered ‘monkey boat’ at the beginning of the season.

2. A narrowboat used on a canal.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > flat-bottomed boat > [noun] > canal boat

trekschuit1696

canal boat1770

narrowboat1836

fly-boat1841

monkey boat1885

canaller1887

1885 Harper's Mag. May 859/1 [On Regent's Canal.] We are in the midst of a little fleet of monkey-boats, deep down in the water with bricks and sand.

1949 Archit. Rev. 106 8/1 By far the most common type of boat used on the canals is the Narrow Boat or Monkey Boat, 70 feet long by 7 feet wide, built either of wood or steel.

1993 S. Stewart Ramlin Rose v. 49 ‘Monkey boats’ them Londoners called us. I've learned since that a chap oop North called Monk built the first ever narrow-boat.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	monkey boat
释义	monkey boatn. Brit. /ˈmʌŋkɪ bəʊt/, U.S. /ˈməŋki ˌboʊt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: monkey n., boat n.¹ Etymology: < monkey n. + boat n.¹ The semantic motivation for the name is unclear: the etymology implicit in quot. 1993 at sense 2 has not been authenticated. 1. Any of various kinds of small boat used as a tender, tow-boat, etc., esp. in a port. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > [noun] > small vessel > small boat nacelle1483 cockle boata1625 peasecod-boat1657 boatie1788 monkey boat1813 dinky1849 cockle1857 sea-boat1909 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels with other specific uses > [noun] > others spec. weir-boat1436 monkey boat1813 night boat1839 commodore1847 sneak-boat1850 pitch-boat1867 press boat1870 love boat1913 patrol craft1919 refueller1929 gin palace1949 bumboat1972 1813 A. Rees Cycl. (1819) XXIII Monkey-Boat, a name sometimes applied to a long narrow sort of boat. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Monkey-boat, a boat employed in the docks. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Monkey-boat, a half-decked boat above-bridge on the Thames. 1948 Rudder Jan. 68 The enclosed were drawn for the Bering Sea Salmon fisheries for use as towboats and cannery tenders. Monkey Boat is what the type is called in the North. 1968 National Fisherman June 4 b/1 They [sc. gill-netters] were towed from the cannery to the fishing grounds by a powered ‘monkey boat’ at the beginning of the season. 2. A narrowboat used on a canal. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > flat-bottomed boat > [noun] > canal boat trekschuit1696 canal boat1770 narrowboat1836 fly-boat1841 monkey boat1885 canaller1887 1885 Harper's Mag. May 859/1 [On Regent's Canal.] We are in the midst of a little fleet of monkey-boats, deep down in the water with bricks and sand. 1949 Archit. Rev. 106 8/1 By far the most common type of boat used on the canals is the Narrow Boat or Monkey Boat, 70 feet long by 7 feet wide, built either of wood or steel. 1993 S. Stewart Ramlin Rose v. 49 ‘Monkey boats’ them Londoners called us. I've learned since that a chap oop North called Monk built the first ever narrow-boat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1813
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