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bum-boat
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Dictionary of Nautical Terms
bum-boat
A boat employed to carry provisions, vegetables, and small merchandise for sale to ships, either in port or lying at a distance from the shore; thus serving to communicate with the adjacent town. The name is corrupted from bombard, the vessels in which beer was formerly carried to soldiers on duty.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bum-boat in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bum-boat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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