Word Study
Cockboat
CIDE DICTIONARY
Cockboat, n. [See Cock a boat.].
A small boat, esp. one used on rivers or near the shore. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Cockboat, n. a small ship's-boat.
Etymology
obs. cock small boat (f. OF coque) + BOAT
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