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jolly boats

jolly boats is the plural of jolly boat.

Meaning of jolly boat

Noun

jolly boat (plural jolly boats)

  1. A type of ship's boat of the 17th to 19th centuries, used mainly to ferry personnel to and from the ship.
    • Boats for Ships. A Jolly-boat. A Long-boat. A Skiffe. A Pinnace. A Water-boat. A Yaul.1696, John Houghton, Collection for Improvement of Husbandry and Trade, London, Issue 187
    Synonyms:
    jolly

Questions about jolly boats

What is jolly boats the plural of?
Jolly boats is the plural of jolly boat.

Words near jolly boats in the dictionary

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