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cockboat

cock·boat
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kok-boht]
    • /ˈkɒkˌboʊt/
    • /ˈkɒk.bəʊt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kok-boht]
    • /ˈkɒkˌboʊt/

Definitions of cockboat word

  • noun cockboat any small boat 3
  • noun cockboat a small boat propelled by oars, esp. one used as a ship's tender 3
  • noun cockboat a small boat, especially one used as a tender. 1
  • noun cockboat (nautical) A small rowing boat, especially one pulled behind a larger ship, or used to ferry goods between a ship and the shore. 1

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Origin of cockboat

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English cokboot, variant of cogboot, equivalent to cog boat, ship (akin to Old Norse kuggi small ship) + boot boat

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Parts of speech for Cockboat

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cockboat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

cockboat usage trend in Literature

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