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JOLLY BOAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does jolly boat mean?
• JOLLY BOAT (noun)
The noun JOLLY BOAT has 1 sense:
1. a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
Familiarity information: JOLLY BOAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
jolly; jolly boat
Hypernyms ("jolly boat" is a kind of...):
yawl (a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars))
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