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bumboat
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bumboat, n. [From bum the buttocks, on account of its clumsy form; or fr. D. bun a box for holding fish in a boat.].
A clumsy boat, used for conveying provisions, fruit, etc., for sale, to vessels lying in port or off shore. [1913 Webster]
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