bumboatingn.

Brit.

/ˈbʌmbəʊtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbəmˌboʊdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bumboat n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < bumboat n. + -ing suffix¹.

Now rare.

The business or occupation of operating a bumboat (esp. in sense 1a).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > seafaring life > [noun] > business or work of a sailor > working on specific type of craft

boatmanage1633

bumboating1773

wherrying1902

tug-boating1941

1773 Harris's List Covent-Garden Ladies 52 She has been at Portsmouth in the laudable calling of bum-boating, more politely stiled a green-grocer.

1841 F. Marryat Joseph Rushbrook III. i. 16 It was only bumboating on a large scale.

1899 Daily Herald (Delphos, Ohio) 14 June There is probably not a port at which ships ever touch where the business of bumboating does not exist.

1952 Newport (Rhode Island) Daily News 31 July 26/4 Bumboating is just another of those colorful things that have passed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bumboating
释义	bumboatingn. Brit. /ˈbʌmbəʊtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbəmˌboʊdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bumboat n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < bumboat n. + -ing suffix¹. Now rare. The business or occupation of operating a bumboat (esp. in sense 1a). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > seafaring life > [noun] > business or work of a sailor > working on specific type of craft boatmanage1633 bumboating1773 wherrying1902 tug-boating1941 1773 Harris's List Covent-Garden Ladies 52 She has been at Portsmouth in the laudable calling of bum-boating, more politely stiled a green-grocer. 1841 F. Marryat Joseph Rushbrook III. i. 16 It was only bumboating on a large scale. 1899 Daily Herald (Delphos, Ohio) 14 June There is probably not a port at which ships ever touch where the business of bumboating does not exist. 1952 Newport (Rhode Island) Daily News 31 July 26/4 Bumboating is just another of those colorful things that have passed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1773
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