swingboat
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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She would have liked to hang back, but she was more ashamed to retreat from him than to expose herself to the crowd or to dare the swingboat.
From The Rainbow by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
People in the crowd cried shame on him as he came out of the swingboat.
From The Rainbow by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
He sat down, and let the swingboat swing itself out.
From The Rainbow by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
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