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单词 tilt-boat
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tilt-boatn.

Etymology: < tilt n.1 (or short for tilted) + boat n.1Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtilt-boat.
A large rowing boat having a tilt or awning, formerly used on the Thames, esp. as a passenger boat between London and Gravesend.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels propelled by oars or poles > [noun] > rowing boat > for passengers or goods
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tilt-boat1463
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1463 in Manners & Househ. Expenses Eng. (1841) 251 For a tylt bote to London..iiij.d.
1576 in A. Feuillerat Documents Office of Revels Queen Elizabeth (1908) 268 For the Cariadge of stuff to Hampton Court..by Tilt bote.
1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 17 A vessel..like in proportion to a Graves-end tilt-boate.
1737 Act 10 Geo. II c. 31 §8 It shall not be lawful for any Person..who shall..navigate any Tilt-boat..to receive..or carry..at one and the same Time, any more than thirty-seven Passengers.
1764 T. Legg Low-life (ed. 3) 3 Waiting..to go in the Tilt-Boat to Gravesend.
1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock (1861) 11 Now..we go to Gravesend by the steamer, instead of the tilt-boat.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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