Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bumboat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bum-boat
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small boat used for carrying provisions to ships lying at anchor in a harbour.

Etymology

From Dutch bomschuit (“small fishing boat”) + boat.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: bomschuit

Inflected Forms

bumboats (plural)

Derived Forms

bumboater

Questions

What does bumboat mean?: A small boat used for carrying provisions to ships lying at anchor in a harbour.
Where does bumboat come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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