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cockboat

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒkbəʊt/

Definition of cockboat

noun

  • a small boat towed behind a larger vessel.

Origin:

late Middle English: from obsolete cock 'small boat' (from Old French coque, based on Latin caudex, codex 'block of wood') + boat

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