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Definition of Jollyboat
1. n. A boat of medium size belonging to a ship.
Definition of Jollyboat
1. Noun. (alternative form of jolly boat) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jollyboat
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jollyboat
Literary usage of Jollyboat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Declaration of War by France in by William James, Frederick Chamier (1837)
"Having secured this vessel,^Captain Willoughby detached the launch and jollyboat
to board the brig, On the 14th of August the British ..."
2. Historical Records of New South Wales by Frank Murcott Bladen (1895)
"The jollyboat returned to the island. The English colours were hoisted, and a
large fire prepared which might be visible some leagues at sea. ..."
3. Historical Records of New South Wales by New South Wales (1895)
"To their unspeakable joy a schooner was seen next day to the eastward, but the
surf run so high as to prevent any attempts to go off to her in the jollyboat ..."
4. Captain Cook by Walter Besant (1894)
"... remained in the jollyboat perceiving, they rowed off to a little distance and
got clear ; our pinnace, that was lying not far off waiting for Captain ..."
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