Bum"boat` (?), n. [From bum the buttocks, on account of its clumsy form; or fr. D. bun a box for holding fish in a boat.] Naut.

A clumsy boat, used for conveying provisions, fruit, etc., for sale, to vessels lying in port or off shore.

 

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