tag boat
noun
a small rowboat usually towed astern of a larger vessel.
Origin of tag boat
1An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
Words Nearby tag boat
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How to use tag boat in a sentence
Trouble is I ought to have brought a tag-boat; but they clutch on to the water so, an' I do love to sail free.
The Country of the Pointed Firs | Sarah Orne Jewett
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