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fold⋅boat

[fohld-boht]
–noun
faltboat.

falt⋅boat

[fahlt-boht]
–noun
a small boat having a collapsible wooden frame covered with waterproof cloth or plastic.
Also, foldboat.


Origin:
1925–30; < G Faltboot folding boat. See fold 1 , boat
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fold·boat   (fōld'bōt')   
n.  A small boat resembling a kayak, consisting of rubberized canvas stretched over a collapsible frame. Also called faltboat.

[Translation of German Faltboot.]
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