johnboat

[jon-boht]

john·boat

[jon-boht]
noun
a light, square-ended, flat-bottomed skiff.
Also, john boat.


Origin:
1900–05, Americanism; probably John (the given name) + boat; compare joeboat name for the same type of craft
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