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cat⋅boat

[kat-boht]
–noun
a boat having one mast set well forward with a single large sail.

Origin:
1875–80; cat1 + boat
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cat·boat   (kāt'bōt')   
n.  A broad-beamed sailboat carrying a single sail on a mast stepped well forward and often fitted with a centerboard.

[From obsolete cat, catboat.]
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