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bumboat
bum·boat B0547500 (bŭm′bōt′)n. A small boat used to peddle provisions to ships anchored offshore.
[Probably partial translation of Low German bumboot, ship's boat, partial translation of Dutch dialectal bomschuit, small fishing boat : bom, ship's bottom (from Dutch bodem, from Middle Dutch) + schuit, ship.]bumboat (ˈbʌmˌbəʊt) n (Nautical Terms) any small boat used for ferrying supplies or goods for sale to a ship at anchor or at a mooring[C17 (in the sense: scavenger's boat) bum, from Dutch boomschip canoe (from bom tree) + boat]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | bumboat - a small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchorboat - a small vessel for travel on water |
Translationsbumboat
bumboat[′bəm‚bōt] (naval architecture) A small boat on which a hoist has been installed for operating dredge lines and handling anchors. bumboat
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