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foyboat

foyboat noun: a small workboat primarily used to assist the mooring and servicing of a larger vessel, especially on the rivers of north-east England.

Noun

foyboat (plural foyboats)

  1. A small workboat primarily used to assist the mooring and servicing of a larger vessel, especially on the rivers of north-east England.

Forms of foyboat

pluralfoyboats
alternative formfoy boat

Origin of foyboat

Perhaps related to fee; the second element is boat.

Words formed from foyboat

Questions about foyboat

What does foyboat mean?
Foyboat means a small workboat primarily used to assist the mooring and servicing of a larger vessel, especially on the rivers of north-east England.
What part of speech is foyboat?
Foyboat is a noun.
What is the plural of foyboat?
The plural of foyboat is foyboats.

Words near foyboat in the dictionary

  1. foyaite
  2. foyaites
  3. foyaitic
  4. foyalite
  5. foyalites
  6. foyboat
  7. foyboatman
  8. foyboatmen
  9. foyboats
  10. Foye
  11. foyer

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