tugboat.
A small, powerful boat used to push or pull barges or to help maneuver larger vessels.
Meaning & usage
A small, powerful boat used to push or pull barges or to help maneuver larger vessels.
A Social Security Disability Insurance payment; monthly tugboat
Where this word comes from
From tug + boat. Sense 2 from monthly tugboat, a reference to the saying "our ship has come in," here referring to a small, "reliable" "tugboat" instead of a large windfall.
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