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‖ redningskoite|ˈrɛdnɪŋzˌkɔɪtə, ˈrɛdnɪŋzˌʃɔɪtə|
Also redningschoite, redningsshöite, and with capital initial.
[Norw., f. redning rescue + skøyte a type of fishing vessel.]
A kind of Norwegian lifeboat. Also attrib.
1906H. W. Smyth Mast & Sail 434 Redningskoite, a Norwegian sea-keeping lifeboat for assisting the Northland fishing fleets in bad weather. 1925Yachting Monthly XXXVIII. 135/1 The original Redningschoites were designed, by the late Colin Archer, to be the best heavy weather boats in the world. 1935C. E. T. Lewis Lifeboats & their Conversion ii. 39 The cruising lifeboats of Scandinavia and Russia as typified by the Norwegian ketch-rigged redningsshöites. The main duty of these craft is to keep in touch with the herring fleets throughout the winter, and render any help required. 1937Yachting Monthly LXII. 508/1, I wanted to try out the conventional redningskoite sail plan. 1962D. Phillips-Birt Fore & Aft Sailing Craft vii. 177 The redningskoite is illustrated in Figs 89, 90, and 91. The Norwegian term is rendered literally as ‘rescue sailing ship’. |