pulling boat


noun
  1. a boat propelled by oars alone.

Origin of pulling boat

1
First recorded in 1910–15

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How to use pulling boat in a sentence

  • The pulling boats drifted to her bows, the capstan was manned, and the anchors were lifted to their places on the forecast rail.

    Brothers of Peril | Theodore Goodridge Roberts
  • The two gigs then took the lead, followed pretty closely by some of the lighter-pulling boats.

    Our Sailors | W.H.G. Kingston