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boat

UK/bəʊ̯t/ US/boʊ̯t/ very common informal slang uk us
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.
2.

a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce

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verb

1.

ride in a boat on water

Origin

From Middle English bot, boot, boet, boyt (“boat”), from Old English bāt (“boat”), from Proto-West Germanic *bait, from Proto-Germanic *baitaz, *baitą (“boat, small ship”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to break, split”) (whence also fissure via Latin).

Phrases

  • Adirondack boat
  • Adirondack guide boat
  • advice boat
  • bait boat
  • banana boat
  • bass boat
  • belly boat
  • boat anchor

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