market boat

Save This Word!

noun

a boat that transfers fish from a fishing fleet to a market on shore.

a boat for carrying produce to market.

a boat assigned or used to bring provisions to a ship.

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of market boat

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80

Words nearby market boat

marketable, marketable title, market abuse, market analysis, market basket, market boat, market economy, marketeer, market forces, market garden, market gardening

How to use market boat in a sentence

I lay by an upturned market boat, careful to keep even my feet in the shade.
Where the Pavement Ends|John Russell
It was a fact, and a great pleasure, that an angler could go out for tuna without encountering a single market boat on the sea.
Tales of Fishes|Zane Grey
She sat in the clumsy empty market-boat, guiding the tiller-rope with her foot.
Folle-Farine|Ouida
The water is as smooth as glass; on its surface is one vessel, a heavily laden market boat' (and so on).
A Handbook of Illustration|A. Horsley Hinton

About tin years back I was crew to a Sou' Boston market-boat.
"Captains Courageous"|Rudyard Kipling