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jolly-boat
jolly-boat (ˈdʒɒlɪbəʊt) [Known only from 18th c.: origin uncertain. It has been supposed to be a perversion of jolywat or gellywatte, an earlier name app. for the same or a similar ship's boat of small size. On the other hand the first element bears a strong (written) resemblance to a name (of unkno...
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Jolly boat
The jolly boat was a type of ship's boat in use during the 18th and 19th centuries. Used mainly to ferry personnel to and from the ship, or for other small-scale activities, it was, by the 18th century, one of several types of ship's boat. The design evolved throughout its period in service. Origins...
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Jolly Boat (Laurent Giles)
The Jolly Boat is a 15 foot (4.6 metre) ketch rigged open day-boat designed by J. Laurent Giles. Originally designed for plywood construction, more recent examples were made with GRP with plywood decks and bulkheads, manufactured by AJS Marine Services in Chichester. The standard specification was d...
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jolywat
† ˈjolywat Obs. Also 5 iolywet, 6–7 gellywatte. [Of obscure origin and uncertain form, the earlier instances having joly-, the later gelly-. Conjectured by some to be a corruption of Sp. and Pg. galeota, F. galiote, Du. galjoot (galliot1). But this is extremely doubtful. It is difficult to comprehen...
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HMS Eclair (1801)
Eclairs jolly-boat, with only six men aboard, including Eclairs master and a young midshipman, attacked the second rowboat, which had 16 well-armed men
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jolly
▪ I. jolly, a. and adv. (ˈdʒɒlɪ) Forms: α. 4 iolife, -iffe, -yfe, -ef, 4–5 iolyf, 4–6 iolif. β. 4–6 iolye, 4–7 ioly, (5 iuly, yoly), 5–6 ioyly, 5–7 iolie, 6 iollie, iolly, ioylye, 7 jollie, 7– jolly. [ME. jolif, jolyf, joly, a. OF. jolif, joli, gay, festive, lively, merry, amorous, gallant, brave, f...
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Edward Riou
The launch had witnessed the sinking of the jolly-boat, before losing contact with the two cutters and the long-boat.
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futtock
futtock Naut. (ˈfʌtək) Also 8 foot-hook. [prob., as already suggested in quot. 1644, a pronunciation of foot-hook (see quot. 1769).] 1. One of the middle timbers of the frame of a ship, between the floor and the top timbers.1611 Cotgr., Cour-baston..(in a ship) a crooked peece of tymber, tearmed a K...
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Ship's boat
skiff, the next in size and used for towing or kedging; (3) the jolly boat or yawl, the third in size (4) the quarter-boat, which was longer than the jolly-boat
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pinnace
pinnace (ˈpɪnəs) Forms: 6 pennis, pinase, -esse, pinnes, pynice, -asse, pynneis, -esse, 6–7 pynn-, pinace, pinnesse, -is(e, -as(e, -ass(e, 7 pinise, pinnaisse, pynnis, pynace, -esse, 6– pinnace; (Sc. 6 pinag, pynnage, pynnege, 6–7 pinnage). [a. F. pinasse, pinace = Sp. pina{cced}a (1252–84 in Jal), ...
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Robert Gray's Columbia River expedition
Hoskins aboard a jolly-boat to view the country.
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Kenn Reef
In this way all hands were got out in three trips, some of the seamen jumping overboard from the jolly-boat when she was getting overloaded, and holding
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blood
▪ I. blood, n. (blʌd) Forms: 1 blód, 2–5 blod (oː), 4–6 blode, 4– blood. Also 4 blodde, 5 bloode, 6–7 bloude, 6–8 bloud, 6 bludde, blud; Sc. 4–6 blud, 5–8 blude, 8–9 bluid, Sc. n.e. dial. bleid, bleed. [Com. Teut.: OE. blód = OFris., OS. blôd (LG. blôd, Du. bloed), OHG. blôt, bluot (mod.Ger. blut), ...
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up
▪ I. up, n. (ʌp) [From up adv.1 and adv.2 or a.] 1. a. One who or that which is up, in various senses. rare.1536 Rem. Sedition i b, Say, farewell welth, where lust is lyked, and lawe refused, where uppe is sette downe, and downe sette uppe. 1759 Sterne Tr. Shandy i. xi, With us, you see, the case is...
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