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swingboat

British  
/ ˈswɪŋˌbəʊt /

noun

  1. a piece of fairground equipment consisting of a boat-shaped carriage for swinging in

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He sat down, and let the swingboat swing itself out.

From The Rainbow by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

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 D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

People in the crowd cried shame on him as he came out of the swingboat.

From The Rainbow by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

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