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cockboat

cock·boat [ kók bt ] (plural cock·boats)


noun 
Definition:
 
small rowboat: a small rowboat, especially one that belongs to a larger ship. Cockboats are often used to ferry stores and provisions between ship and shore.

[15th century. Cock via Old French coque< Latin codex "block of wood"]
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