catboat

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Noun
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cat=boat

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun catboat has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

catboatn. 
     A small sailboat, with a single mast placed as far forward as possible, carring a sail extended by a gaff and long boom. See Illustration in Appendix.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

catboat, n. a sailing-boat with a single mast placed well forward and carrying only one sail.

Etymology
perh. f. cat a former type of coaler in NE England, + BOAT

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