society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > boat attendant on larger vessel > [noun] > following astern
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > boat attendant on larger vessel > [noun] > ship's boat > stowed in specific place
1837 T. Carlyle II. iv. v. 233 Huge leathern vehicle;—huge Argosy, let us say, or Acapulco-ship; with its heavy stern-boat of Chaise-and-pair.
1846 A. Young 40 The jolly-boat..is very commonly called the stern~boat, if hung to davits over the ship's stern.