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Tugboat :: Tugboat (n.) See Tug, n., 3..

Ebb :: Ebb (n.) The reflux or flowing back of the tide; the return of the tidal wave toward the sea; -- opposed to flood; as, the boats will go out on the ebb..

Skippet :: Skippet (n.) A small boat; a skiff.

Reboation :: Reboation (n.) Repetition of a bellow.

Moses :: Moses (n.) A large flatboat, used in the West Indies for taking freight from shore to ship..

Row :: Row (v. t.) To propel with oars, as a boat or vessel, along the surface of water; as, to row a boat..

Whirligig :: Whirligig (n.) Any one of numerous species of beetles belonging to Gyrinus and allied genera. The body is firm, oval or boatlike in form, and usually dark colored with a bronzelike luster. These beetles live mostly on the surface of water, and move about with great celerity in a gyrating, or circular, manner, but they are also able to dive and swim rapidly. The larva is aquatic. Called also weaver, whirlwig, and whirlwig beetle..

Rub :: Rub (v. t.) To move over the surface of (a body) with pressure and friction; to graze; to chafe; as, the boat rubs the ground..

Ferry :: Ferry (v. i.) To pass over water in a boat or by a ferry.

Skid :: Skid (n.) One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, as a boat, a barrel, etc..

Stanch :: Stanch (n.) A flood gate by which water is accumulated, for floating a boat over a shallow part of a stream by its release..

Poling :: Poling (n.) The act of supporting or of propelling by means of a pole or poles; as, the poling of beans; the poling of a boat..

Lower :: Lower (a.) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down; as, to lower a bucket into a well; to lower a sail or a boat; sometimes, to pull down; as, to lower a flag..

Flash :: Flash (n.) A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal..

Swamp :: Swamp (v. t.) To cause (a boat) to become filled with water; to capsize or sink by whelming with water.

Traction :: Traction (n.) Specifically, the act of drawing a body along a plane by motive power, as the drawing of a carriage by men or horses, the towing of a boat by a tug..

Boating :: Boating (n.) In Persia, a punishment of capital offenders, by laying them on the back in a covered boat, where they are left to perish..

Ferry :: Ferry (v. t.) To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow water, in a boat..

Coggle :: Coggle (n.) A small fishing boat.

Boatswain :: Boatswain (n.) The tropic bird.

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