Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foyboat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: foy-boat
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small workboat primarily used to assist the mooring and servicing of a larger vessel, especially on the rivers of north-east England.

Etymology

Perhaps related to fee; the second element is boat.

Inflected Forms

foyboats (plural) foy boat (alternative)

Derived Forms

foyboatman

Questions

What does foyboat mean?: A small workboat primarily used to assist the mooring and servicing of a larger vessel, especially on the rivers of north-east England.
Where does foyboat come from?: Perhaps related to fee; the second element is boat.

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