catboat

[ kat-boht ]

/ ˈkætˌboʊt /

noun

a boat having one mast set well forward with a single large sail.

Nearby words

catawampus, catawba, cataño, catbird, catbird seat, catboat, catbrier, catcall, catch, catch a tartar, catch as catch can

Origin of catboat

First recorded in 1875–80; cat + boat

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Examples from the Web for catboat

Of course, the weather must be good or it's no joy job taking females to Setuckit in a catboat.
Cape Cod Stories|Joseph C. Lincoln
Then, the catboat still hanging in the wind's eye: "Help me get her over."
The Price|Francis Lynde
But we woke up fin'lly, and the way we flew round that catboat was a caution.
Cape Cod Stories|Joseph C. Lincoln
Besides, they have the tender and catboat and can send ashore for help, if they need it.
Up the Forked River|Edward Sylvester Ellis

The girls saw the catboat round to suddenly, and Mr. Jarley drop the sail.
Wyn's Camping Days|Amy Bell Marlowe

British Dictionary definitions for catboat

catboat

/ (ˈkætˌbəʊt) /

noun

a sailing vessel with a single mast, set well forward and often unstayed, and a large sail, usually rigged with a gaffShortened form: cat

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