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catboats

catboats is the plural of catboat.

Meaning of catboat

Noun

catboat (plural catboats)

  1. A sailing boat with a single sail, usually rigged on a gaff spar, used for fishing in New England and later adapted for racing and cruising. It has a single mast set near to the bow and a long boom which may extend over the stern.
    • Men that I knew around Wapatomac didn't wear high, shiny plug hats, nor yeller spring overcoats, nor carry canes with ivory heads as big as a catboat's anchor, as you might say.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter X, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    Una boat

Questions about catboats

What is catboats the plural of?
Catboats is the plural of catboat.

Words near catboats in the dictionary

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  3. catboat
  4. catboater
  5. catboaters
  6. catboats
  7. catbox
  8. catboxes
  9. catboy
  10. catboys
  11. Catbrain

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