jolly-boat
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Jolly-boat
\Jol"ly-boat`\
(j[o^]l"l[y^]*b[=o]t`), n. [A corruption of Dan. jolle yawl, or of D. jol yawl + E. boat. See
Yawl
the boat.] (Naut.) A boat of medium size belonging to a ship.
[1913 Webster]
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