boat
noun
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
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Then the two bowmen will boat their oars, and take the boat-hook.
From The Boat Club or, The Bunkers of Rippleton by Optic, Oliver