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
bumboats
noun
as in longboats
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- longboats
- yawls
- riverboats
- barges
- lifeboats
- cutters
- houseboats
- keelboats
- sampans
- motorboats
- tugboats
- jolly boats
- dhows
- flatboats
- tender
- keels
- ferryboats
- coracles
- auxiliaries
- canoes
- scows
- cruisers
- ferries
- shallops
- towboats
- dories
- pirogues
- lighters
- bateaux
- rowboats
- rafts
- skiffs
- hoys
- tugs
- schooners
- paddleboats
- powerboats
- narrow boats
- pontoons
- launches
- dinghies
- wherries
- catamarans
- batteaux
- pinnaces
- currachs
- kayaks
- outboards
- yachts
- prams
- surfboats
- boats
- cobles
- outriggers
- ketches
- taxis
- whaleboats
- sailboats
- garveys
- piraguas
- workboats
- gondolas
- curraghs
- inboards
- sculls
- luggers
- scallopers
- johnboats
- punts
- trawlers
- dugouts
- gillnetters
- dinks
- shells
- shrimpers
- water taxis
- umiaks
- catboats
- whalers
- seiners
- taxies
- caïques
- vessels
- gigs
- draggers
- bankers
- rowing boats
- watercrafts
- hookers
- crafts
- bottoms
