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ˈhatch-boat
[f. hatch n.1 + boat n.]
a. ‘A sort of small vessel known as a pilot boat, having a deck composed almost entirely of hatches’ (Smyth Sailor's Word-bk.).
b. ‘A kind of half-decked fishing boat; one which has a hatch or well for keeping fish’ (Simmonds Dict. Trade 1858).
1867J. Macgregor Voy. Alone iii. 47 The poor little hatch-boat has come near with..its scanty crew. |