Definitions for jolly boat
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jol′ly boat`(n.)
a light boat carried at the stern of a sailing vessel.
Category: Nautical, Navy
Origin of jolly boat:
1720–30; jolly < Dan jolleyawl
Princeton's WordNet
jolly boat, jolly(noun)
a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
Wiktionary
jolly boat(Noun)
A type of ship's boat of the 18th and 19th centuries, used mainly to ferry personnel to and from the ship.
Origin: Uncertain.
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