ROWBOAT

dinghy, dory, rowboat

(noun) a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

rowboat (plural rowboats)

(US) A small open boat propelled by oars (by rowing).

Synonyms

• rowing boat (UK)

Source: Wiktionary


Row"boat`, n.

Definition: A boat designed to be propelled by oars instead of sails.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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