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jolly boat definition

jolly boat

a sailing vessel's small boat, usually carried on the stern

Etymology: < MDu jolle, yawl + boat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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