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Definition of Johnboat
1. Noun. a flat bottomed boat with a very shallow draft, whose bow and stern are both squared off ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Johnboat
1. a narrow square-ended boat [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Johnboat
Literary usage of Johnboat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tales of Duck and Goose Shooting: Being Duck and Goose Hunting Narratives by John Baptiste de Macklot Thompson (1916)
"So when I found myself one bright day in Fall in a narrow 26-foot johnboat, behind
a little brush screen in the bow, under the guidance of Jess, ..."
2. The Fountain of Youth by Charles Tenney Jackson, Outing Publishing Company (1914)
"So we went on in that borrowed johnboat, merely to be adventuring while we waited
... Hen and I pulled our johnboat up on the raft to avoid being crushed, ..."
3. Jist Huntin': Tales of the Forest, Field and Stream by John Baptiste de Macklot Thompson (1921)
"Late in the day the johnboat glided into the bank close to our camp site. A cold,
drenching rain fell, though it affected the ..."
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