See Also: boat bug(medicine)
E-boat(dictionary)
PT boat(dictionary)
R-boat(dictionary)
U-boat(dictionary)
Three Men in a Boat(dictionary)
boat(1)(dictionary)
boat(2)(dictionary)
fly-boat(dictionary)
hag-boat(dictionary)

fly-boat (iou)



fly-boat noun. L16.
[Dutch vlieboot a boat used orig. on the Vlie, a channel off the north coast of the Netherlands; later assoc. with FLY noun1: see BOAT noun.]
Hist. A fast sailing vessel, esp. a Dutch flat-bottomed boat, used for coastal trade or for warfare, exploration, etc. L16.
A small boat; esp. a ship's boat. L16-E19.
A fishing boat used in Shetland, a buss. E17-L18.
A swift passage-boat used on canals. M19.