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husbands' boat

husbands' boat noun: the Saturday-afternoon packet boat from London to Margate during the summer season.

Noun

husbands' boat (plural husbands' boats)

  1. (UK, archaic, historical, slang) The Saturday-afternoon packet boat from London to Margate during the summer season.

Forms of husbands' boat

pluralhusbands' boats

Origin of husbands' boat

So called because many passengers were married men travelling to join their families for the holidays.

Questions about husbands' boat

What does husbands' boat mean?
Husbands' boat means the Saturday-afternoon packet boat from London to Margate during the summer season.
What part of speech is husbands' boat?
Husbands' boat is a noun.
What is the plural of husbands' boat?
The plural of husbands' boat is husbands' boats.

Words near husbands' boat in the dictionary

  1. husbandryman
  2. husbandrymen
  3. husbands
  4. husbands and wives
  5. husbands up
  6. husbands' boat
  7. husbands' boats
  8. husbands-in-law
  9. husbandship
  10. husbandships
  11. husbandwoman

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