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To transport in a boat; as, to boat goods.
To place in a boat; as, to boat oars.
To go or row in a boat.
An aquatic hemipterous insect of the genus Notonecta; -- so called from swimming on its back, which gives it the appearance of a little boat. Called also boat fly, boat insect, boatman, and water boatman.
A marine univalve shell of the genus Cymba.
A marine gastropod of the genus Crepidula. The species are numerous. It is so named from its form and interior deck.
See Cymbiform.
A large grackle or blackbird (Quiscalus major), found in the Southern United States.
Such as can be transported in a boat.
Navigable for boats, or small river craft.
Conveyance by boat; also, a charge for such conveyance.
A wading bird (Cancroma cochlearia) of the tropical parts of South America. Its bill is somewhat like a boat with the keel uppermost.
A perching bird of India, of the genus Eurylaimus.
of Boat
The quantity or amount that fills a boat.
of Boatful
A house for sheltering boats.
of Boat
In Persia, a punishment of capital offenders, by laying them on the back in a covered boat, where they are left to perish.
The act or practice of rowing or sailing, esp. as an amusement; carriage in boats.