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pigboat

pigboat noun: submarine.

Noun

pigboat (plural pigboats)

  1. (archaic, slang) submarine

Forms of pigboat

pluralpigboats

Origin of pigboat

From pig + boat, in reference to the unsanitary conditions aboard early submarines.

Questions about pigboat

What does pigboat mean?
Pigboat means submarine.
What part of speech is pigboat?
Pigboat is a noun.
What is the plural of pigboat?
The plural of pigboat is pigboats.

Words near pigboat in the dictionary

  1. pigass
  2. pigasses
  3. Pigasus
  4. pigback
  5. pigbel
  6. pigboat
  7. pigboats
  8. Pigcawayan
  9. Pigcobohan
  10. pigdan
  11. pigdans

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