| 单词 | custom house boat |
| 释义 | > as lemmascustom house boat b. attributive. Designating a vessel used by customs authorities to patrol the coast and prevent smuggling, as custom house boat, custom house cutter, etc. Cf. revenue n. Compounds 1b. Now historical. ΚΠ 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant ii. iv. 199 Several of the Custom-House Boats came on Board of us, to take in all the Passengers and their Goods. 1776 T. Aram Hist. Thomas Aram 62 The custom-house vessel was at this time repairing at Lymington. 1856 Househ. Words 28 June 553/1 It was impossible..to dismiss the Custom-house cutter, because the shadow of her topmast fell upon my paper. 1908 Corr. Wrongs done to Amer. Citizens by Govt. Venezuela 370 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (60th Congr., 1st Sess.: Senate Doc. 413) XXIV We immediately went to the anchorage indicated, the customs officer returning to the shore with the customs-house boat. 2008 M. Cox Glass of Time xv. 239 This party was quickly followed by the Customs House boat. < as lemmas |
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