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  • barra-boats

    Vessels of the Western Isles of Scotland, carrying ten or twelve men. They are extremely sharp fore ...

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  • boat's crew

    The men appointed as the crew of any particular boat, as the barge's crew, cutter's crew, &c. ...

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  • boat's-gripes

    Lashings for the secure stowage of boats. (See gripes.) ...

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  • boom-boats

    Those stowed on the booms. ...

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  • bounty-boats

    Those which fished under the encouragement of a bounty from government. ...

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  • money boats

    See death ...

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  • ferry-boats

    Vessels or wherries duly licensed for conveying passengers across a river or creek. ...

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  • flory-boats

    A local term for boats employed in carrying passengers to and fro from steamers which cannot get alo...

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  • in-boats!

    The order to hoist the boats in-board. ...

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  • masulah or massoolah boats

    Madras boats, of which the planks are sewed together with coir yarn, crossing the stitches over a wa...

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  • out-boats

    The order to hoist out the boats. ...

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  • paddy-boats

    A peculiar Ceylon boat, for the conveyance of rice and other necessaries. ...

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  • river-boats

    Wherries, and the like, which ply in harbours and rivers for the conveyance of passengers. ...

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  • shore-boats

    Small boats or wherries plying for hire at sea-ports. ...

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  • smug-boats

    Contraband traders on the coast of China; opium boats. ...

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  • troop-boats

    Are built with great flatness of floor, with extreme breadth, carried well forward and aft, and poss...

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  • up boats!

    The order to hoist the boats to the stern and quarter davits. ...

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  • benches of boats

    The seats in the after-part whereon the passengers sit; properly stern-sheets, the others are athwar...

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  • paddle-box boats

    Boats made to fit the paddle-box rim, stowed bottom upwards on each box. ...

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  • risings of boats

    A narrow strake of board fastened withinside to support the thwarts. ...

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