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 Definitions of showboat  [ˈʃoʊˌboʊt]  

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Definition of 'showboat' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) showboat
a boat, esp. a paddle-wheel steamer, used as a traveling theater.

2.  showboat
a show-off.

3. (v.i.) showboat
to perform or behave flamboyantly.

Etymology:  (1865–70, Amer.)

Definition of 'showboat' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) showboat
a river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River)

'showboat' - Nearby Entries  

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