Bible Dictionaries
Boat

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A small open vessel, or water craft, usually moved by cars or paddles, but often by a sail.

(2):

(v. t.) To place in a boat; as, to boat oars.

(3):

(v. t.) To transport in a boat; as, to boat goods.

(4):

(n.) Hence, any vessel; usually with some epithet descriptive of its use or mode of propulsion; as, pilot boat, packet boat, passage boat, advice boat, etc. The term is sometimes applied to steam vessels, even of the largest class; as, the Cunard boats.

(5):

(n.) A vehicle, utensil, or dish, somewhat resembling a boat in shape; as, a stone boat; a gravy boat.

(6):

(v. i.) To go or row in a boat.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Boat'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/boat.html. 1828.