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| 1. | A small open vessel, or water craft, usually moved by cars or paddles, but often by a sail. |
| 2. | Hence, any vessel; usually with some epithet descriptive of its use or mode of propulsion; as, pilot boat, packet boat, passage boat, advice boat, etc. The term is sometimes applied to steam vessels, even of the largest class; as, the Cunard boats. |
| 3. | A vehicle, utensil, or dish, somewhat resembling a boat in shape; as, a stone boat; a gravy boat. |
v. t. | 1. | To transport in a boat; as, to boat goods. |
| 2. | To place in a boat; as, to boat oars. |
v. i. | 1. | To go or row in a boat. |
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