BUMBOAT


Meaning of BUMBOAT in English

/bum"boht'/ , n. Naut.

a boat used in peddling provisions and small wares among vessels lying in port or offshore.

[ 1665-75; prob. partial trans. of D bomschuit a small fishing boat, perh. contr. of bodemschuit ( je ) lit., bottom-boat ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .