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boatie

/ˈbəʊti/

boatie noun: a boater (someone who travels by boat).

Noun

boatie (plural boaties)

  1. A boater (someone who travels by boat)
  2. (childish, endearing) A boat.
    • Furl your sail, my little boatie;
      Here's the harbor, still and deep,
      Where the dreaming tides, in-streaming,
      Up the channel creep.1899, Henry Van Dyke, For the Fisherman's Child

Forms of boatie

pluralboaties

Origin of boatie

From boat + -ie.

Questions about boatie

What does boatie mean?
Boatie means a boater (someone who travels by boat).
What part of speech is boatie?
Boatie is a noun.
How do you pronounce boatie?
Boatie is pronounced /ˈbəʊti/.
What is the plural of boatie?
The plural of boatie is boaties.

Words near boatie in the dictionary

  1. boathorses
  2. boathouse
  3. boathouse rum
  4. boathouse rummy
  5. boathouses
  6. boatie
  7. boaties
  8. boating
  9. boatings
  10. boation
  11. boations

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