catboat
[
kat
-boht]
/ˈkætˌboʊt/
noun
1.
a boat having one mast set well forward with a single large sail.
Origin
1875-80;
cat
1
+
boat
Examples from the web for
catboat
Besides two steam launches, a
catboat
, an abundance of rowboats were available for short trips.
British Dictionary definitions for
catboat
catboat
/
ˈkætˌbəʊt
/
noun
1.
a sailing vessel with a single mast, set well forward and often unstayed, and a large sail, usually rigged with a gaff
Shortened form
cat