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 boat

john′boat`

or john′ boat`,



n. a light, square-ended, flat-bottomed skiff. [1900–05, Amer.; probably John (the given name) + boat]