An old term for a yawl a rough-built river boat.
·noun Payment of any kind. II. Bote ·noun A privilege or allowance of necessaries. III. Bote ·noun...
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·noun A <<Wave>>. II. Flote ·vt To <<Fleet>>; to <<Skim>>. ...
An old English term for wave: thus Ariel tells Prospero that the dispersed ships "All have met aga...
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