jolly-boat

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jolly-boat - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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