bumboat
noun
bum·boat ˈbəm-ˌbōt 
: a boat that brings provisions and commodities for sale to larger ships in port or offshore
Word History
Etymology
probably from Low German bumboot, from bum tree + boot boat
First Known Use
1769, in the meaning defined above
bumboat
noun
as in longboat
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- longboat
- lifeboat
- barge
- riverboat
- yawl
- cutter
- tender
- jolly boat
- houseboat
- sampan
- motorboat
- ferry
- keel
- auxiliary
- keelboat
- canoe
- hoy
- tugboat
- catamaran
- launch
- ferryboat
- dinghy
- dhow
- powerboat
- flatboat
- rowboat
- skiff
- paddleboat
- cruiser
- piragua
- raft
- surfboat
- pirogue
- kayak
- taxi
- scow
- pontoon
- shallop
- tug
- lighter
- wherry
- pinnace
- coracle
- dory
- narrow boat
- towboat
- schooner
- curragh
- yacht
- outboard
- gondola
- dink
- outrigger
- bateau
- boat
- pram
- currach
- sailboat
- scull
- inboard
- catboat
- johnboat
- garvey
- umiak
- whaleboat
- punt
- ketch
- coble
- lugger
- scalloper
- dugout
- whaler
- water taxi
- gig
- workboat
- shell
- trawler
- shrimper
- hooker
- banker
- vessel
- gillnetter
- rowing boat
- watercraft
- dragger
- caïque
- seiner
- craft
- bottom
- Cotonerol A
- cotonier
- Cotonou
- Cotopaxi
- cotopaxies
- cotopaxis
- cotos
- cotquean
- cotqueans
- cotransduce
- cotransduced
- cotransduces
- cotransducing
- cotransduction
- cotransductions
- cotransfer
- cotransferred
- cotransferring
- cotransfers
- cotransport
- cotransported
- cotransporter
- cotransporters
- cotransporting
- cotransports