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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... Oxford English Dictionary
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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... Oxford English Dictionary
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keel
▪ I. keel, n.1 (kiːl) Forms: 4–6 kele, (4 kelle, 5 keole, 6 kyele, kile), 6–7 keele, Sc. keill, 7– keel. [prob. a. ON. kjǫl-r (Da. kj{obar}l, Sw. köl):—*kelu-z; not connected with Du. and G. kiel (keel n.2). F. quille, in a Rouen document of 1382 (Hartz.-Darm.) was prob. also from ON.; Sp. quilla, I... Oxford English Dictionary
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