bullboat

[ bool-boht ]

noun
  1. a lightweight, shallow-draft boat made of hides stretched over a wooden frame and used by Plains Indians.

Origin of bullboat

1
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; bull1 + boat

Words Nearby bullboat

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How to use bullboat in a sentence

  • There came a splash, a chorus of curses as a bullboat, thrown overboard upside down, slipped away in the darkness.

    Bring Me His Ears | Clarence E. Mulford