stow-boatn.

Etymology: Of obscure origin; perhaps an alteration of stall boat n., from association with stow v.¹ Compare stow-net n.This view gains some support from the forms storbanting, storbatin, given in the Eng. Dial. Dict. as the Suffolk pronunciation of ‘Stow-boating, (1) dredging up stone at sea for making Roman cement (Kent); (2) fishing for sprats (Suff.).’ But the final l in stall is normally dropped only in northern and north midland dialects.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈstow-boat.

local.

A kind of boat used in fishing for sprats. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > fishing vessel > [noun] > fishing for sprats

stow-boat1833

spratter1883

1833 Rep. Sel. Comm. Brit. Channel Fisheries 11 The Stow-boat Fishery, or Catching of Sprats for Manure.

1833 Rep. Sel. Comm. Brit. Channel Fisheries 58 How many men are there on board the stow-boats?

1883 St. James's Gaz. 21 Dec. 6/1 It is to the stow-boats..that the London poor owe their chief supply of these valuable little fish.

Derivatives

ˈstowboating n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing for type of fish > [noun] > for sprats

sprat fare?1568

spratting1818

stowboating1833

1833 Rep. Sel. Comm. Brit. Channel Fisheries 11 There are at present from 400 to 500 Boats engaged in Stow-boating on the Kentish Coast only.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	stow-boat
释义	stow-boatn. Etymology: Of obscure origin; perhaps an alteration of stall boat n., from association with stow v.¹ Compare stow-net n.This view gains some support from the forms storbanting, storbatin, given in the Eng. Dial. Dict. as the Suffolk pronunciation of ‘Stow-boating, (1) dredging up stone at sea for making Roman cement (Kent); (2) fishing for sprats (Suff.).’ But the final l in stall is normally dropped only in northern and north midland dialects.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈstow-boat. local. A kind of boat used in fishing for sprats. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > fishing vessel > [noun] > fishing for sprats stow-boat1833 spratter1883 1833 Rep. Sel. Comm. Brit. Channel Fisheries 11 The Stow-boat Fishery, or Catching of Sprats for Manure. 1833 Rep. Sel. Comm. Brit. Channel Fisheries 58 How many men are there on board the stow-boats? 1883 St. James's Gaz. 21 Dec. 6/1 It is to the stow-boats..that the London poor owe their chief supply of these valuable little fish. Derivatives ˈstowboating n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing for type of fish > [noun] > for sprats sprat fare?1568 spratting1818 stowboating1833 1833 Rep. Sel. Comm. Brit. Channel Fisheries 11 There are at present from 400 to 500 Boats engaged in Stow-boating on the Kentish Coast only. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1833
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