单词 | over-floaty |
释义 | † over-floatyadj. Obsolete. rare. Of a ship: too buoyant and therefore unsteady in the water. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel with reference to qualities or attributes > [adjective] > not seaworthy or unstable walt1539 crank-sided1626 crank1696 walty1702 over-floaty1705 lopsided1711 tender1723 innavigable1755 unseaworthy1820 sick1854 cranky1861 1705 Gentlemans Dict. III. at Keel False-keel; is a Keel put on under the first, in case the Ship be Shallow, and so Over-floaty, and Roll too much. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) at Keel When a Ship is over-floaty, and rolls too much. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1705 |
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