pulling boat
noun
a boat propelled by oars alone.
Origin of pulling boat
1First 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 RobertsThe two gigs then took the lead, followed pretty closely by some of the lighter-pulling boats.
Our Sailors | W.H.G. Kingston
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