jolly boat

Other forms: jolly boats

Definitions of jolly boat
  1. noun
    a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
    synonyms: jolly
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    type of:
    yawl
    a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
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