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johnboat
john boat J0051400 (jŏn′bōt′) or john·boat (jŏn′bōt′)n. Variants of jon boat.
jon boat or jon·boat also john boat or john·boat J5062650 (jŏn′bōt′)n. A small flatbottom boat with square ends, used on shallow waterways. [Probably alteration (influenced by the name Jon) of joe boat, variant spelling of jow boat, perhaps from Scots jow, to move with a rocking motion, from Middle English jollen, to stagger, knock, variant of chollen, to strike, perhaps from chavel, chaule, cheek; see jowl1.]johnboat (ˈdʒɒnˌbəʊt) na small flat-bottomed boatjohn′boat` or john′ boat`, n. a light, square-ended, flat-bottomed skiff. [1900–05, Amer.; probably John (the given name) + boat] |