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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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4 words match “FLATBOAT”

FLATBOAT n.
A boat with a flat bottom and square ends; -- used for the transportation of bulky freight, especially in shallow waters.
ARK n.
A large flatboat used on Western American rivers to transport produce to market.
MOSES n.
A large flatboat, used in the West Indies for taking freight from shore to ship.
MUD n.
it, in mud charged with medicinal agents, as a remedy for disease. -- Mud boat, a large flatboat used in deredging. -- Mud cat. See Catfish. -- Mud crab (Zoöl.), any one of several American marine crabs of the genus Panopeus. -- Mud dab (Zoöl.), the winter flounder. See Flounder, and Dab. -- Mud dauber (Zoöl.), a…