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boatie

British

/ ˈbəʊtɪ /

noun

informal a boating enthusiast

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This is probably due to provincial Custom, and may be compared with the fondness shown in some parts of Scotland for words such as "boatie," "lassie" or "lassock," etc.

From The Books of the New Testament by Leighton Pullan

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 The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson

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

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

From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 by John Roby

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