rowboatn.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊbəʊt/, U.S.

/ˈroʊˌboʊt/

Forms: see row v.¹ and boat n.¹

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

Etymology: < row v.¹ + boat n.¹ Compare West Frisian roeiboat , Dutch roeiboot (1642). Compare earlier row barge n.Whereas rowboat is now the generally-preferred term in North American English, rowing boat n. tends to predominate in British (and British-influenced) English.

A boat propelled by oars; = rowing boat n.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels propelled by oars or poles > [noun] > rowing boat

rowboat1502

rowing boat1515

oars1598

pulling boat1832

pull-away1939

oary boat1985

1502 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1900) II. 142 Certane other gere in ane roll bote.

1588 Edinb. Test. XIX. f. 61, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Row-bote Ane littill row boitt estimat to ten li.

1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Een Roey-schip, a Rowe-boate.

1697 London Gaz. No. 3315/1 I..could see nothing, except a Row-boat.

1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. i. 218 Well-known and often frequented creeks serve now to conceal their Brigantines and Row Boats.

1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea I. xvi. 104 These robbers often go in gangs,..in row-boats which carry from 20 to 30 hands.

1801 G. Hanger Life II. 394 I pressed a strong row-boat, with two men.

1893 ‘Q’ Delectable Duchy 13 A fishing-boat with a small row-boat in tow.

1947 E. S. Holding Blank Wall xv. 145 She dreamed that she was in a rowboat... She pulled on the oars with all her strength.

1997 National Geographic Traveler July–Aug. 78/3 Green rental rowboats lay bottom-up on a public dock.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rowboat
释义	rowboatn. Brit. /ˈrəʊbəʊt/, U.S. /ˈroʊˌboʊt/ Forms: see row v.¹ and boat n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: row v.¹, boat n.¹ Etymology: < row v.¹ + boat n.¹ Compare West Frisian roeiboat , Dutch roeiboot (1642). Compare earlier row barge n.Whereas rowboat is now the generally-preferred term in North American English, rowing boat n. tends to predominate in British (and British-influenced) English. A boat propelled by oars; = rowing boat n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels propelled by oars or poles > [noun] > rowing boat rowboat1502 rowing boat1515 oars1598 pulling boat1832 pull-away1939 oary boat1985 1502 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1900) II. 142 Certane other gere in ane roll bote. 1588 Edinb. Test. XIX. f. 61, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Row-bote Ane littill row boitt estimat to ten li. 1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Een Roey-schip, a Rowe-boate. 1697 London Gaz. No. 3315/1 I..could see nothing, except a Row-boat. 1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. i. 218 Well-known and often frequented creeks serve now to conceal their Brigantines and Row Boats. 1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea I. xvi. 104 These robbers often go in gangs,..in row-boats which carry from 20 to 30 hands. 1801 G. Hanger Life II. 394 I pressed a strong row-boat, with two men. 1893 ‘Q’ Delectable Duchy 13 A fishing-boat with a small row-boat in tow. 1947 E. S. Holding Blank Wall xv. 145 She dreamed that she was in a rowboat... She pulled on the oars with all her strength. 1997 National Geographic Traveler July–Aug. 78/3 Green rental rowboats lay bottom-up on a public dock. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1502
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