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SURFBOAT
surfboat
(noun) a boat that can be launched or landed in heavy surf
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
surfboat (plural surfboats)
Alternative spelling of surf boat
Source: Wiktionary
Surf"boat`, n. (Naut.)
Definition: A boat intended for use in heavy surf. It is built with a pronounced sheer, and with a view to resist the shock of waves and of contact with the beach.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SHTIK
(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”
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