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flatboat.

A boxy, flat-bottomed boat used for carrying livestock, freight, and people on rivers.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A boxy, flat-bottomed boat used for carrying livestock, freight, and people on rivers.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *flataz Old Norse flatrbor. Middle English flat English flat Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰóydos Proto-Germanic *baitaz Proto-West Germanic *bait Old English bāt Middle English bot English boat English flatboat From flat + boat.

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