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keelboat

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keel⋅boat

[keel-boht]
–noun
a roughly built, shallow freight boat, having a keel to permit sailing into the wind.

Origin:
1685–95; keel 1 or keel 2 + boat
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keel·boat   (kēl'bōt')   
n.  A riverboat with a keel but without sails, used for carrying freight.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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