tag boat


noun
  1. a small rowboat usually towed astern of a larger vessel.

Origin of tag boat

1
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

Words Nearby tag boat

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How to use tag boat in a sentence

  • Trouble is I ought to have brought a tag-boat; but they clutch on to the water so, an' I do love to sail free.