| 单词 | smoke-boat |
| 释义 | > as lemmassmoke-boat smoke-boat n. Nautical slang a steamship. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > mechanically propelled vessels > [noun] > propelled by steam engine steamboat1787 steamship1819 smoker1825 steamer1825 steam-vessel1825 smoke-boat1867 S.S.1868 puffer1901 1867 G. E. Clark Seven Years of Sailor's Life xii. 116 Capen and de missis go munyana in de big smoke boat. 1901 Rudder Jan. 9/2 The magnificent steam yacht Mayflower passed us close aboard. We had a fine contempt for any and all ‘smoke boats’, but the sweetness of her lines..compelled admiration. 1929 F. C. Bowen Sea Slang 127 Smoke boat, the old sailing ship man's term of contempt for a steamer. < as lemmas |
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