Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jolly boat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
jol-ly boat
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of ship's boat of the 17th to 19th centuries, used mainly to ferry personnel to and from the ship.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Uncertain.

Inflected Forms

jolly boats (plural) jollyboat (alternative)

Synonyms

jolly

Questions

What does jolly boat mean?
A type of ship's boat of the 17th to 19th centuries, used mainly to ferry personnel to and from the ship.
Where does jolly boat come from?
Uncertain.

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