faltboat
(ˈfæltbəʊt)
Also in G. form faltboot.
[partial tr. of G. faltboot collapsible boat, f. falten to fold + boot boat.]
A folding boat (see folding ppl. a. 2). Hence ˈfaltbooting vbl. n.
| 1926 Blackw. Mag. Feb. 241/1 Crossing the English Channel is one of many adventurous voyages in ‘Falt⁓boots’. Ibid. 254/1 ‘Faltbooting’..is a fine weather employment. 1936 Times Lit. Suppl. 20 June 525/3 The still growing popularity of the faltboat, besides revolutionizing canoeing itself, has produced a small library of books on the sport. |