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boatie

British

/ ˈbəʊtɪ /

noun

informal a boating enthusiast

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Jocky an' Jeamy an' Tammy oot there A' i' the boatie gaed doon; An' I'm ower auld to fish ony mair, Sae I hinna the chance to droon!

From The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2 by George MacDonald

Do you want to know why my poor boatie did not win?

From The Merryweathers by Julia Ward Richards

"Weel may yon boatie row, or my craig'll have to thole a raxing."

From David Balfour, Second Part Being Memoirs Of His Adventures At Home And Abroad, The Second Part: In Which Are Set Forth His Misfortunes Anent The Appin Murder; His Troubles With Lord Advocate Grant; Captivity On The Bass Rock; Journey Into Holland And France; And Singular Relations With James More Drummond Or Macgregor, A Son Of The Notorious Rob Roy, And His Daughter Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson

Bear a hand, boatie, and in wi' him.

From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 by John Roby

Rocking to and fro, the nurse tuned her cracked voice to a long-forgotten lullaby—something about a "boatie."

From Olive A Novel by G. Bowers

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