bullboat

[boo l-boht]

noun

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

Origin of bullboat

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

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Historical Examples of bullboat

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