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jolly boat: tags: [nautical]

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Definition:

a type of ship's boat in use during the 18th and 19th centuries. The origins of the name is the subject of debate, but it was by the 18th century one of a number of ship's boats, and was used mainly to ferry personnel to and from the ship, or for other small scale activities. The design continued to evolve throughout its period in service.

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Fourteen passengers, with the captain, remained on board, resolving to trust their fortunes to the jolly-boat at the stern. We lowered it without difficulty, although it was only by a miracle that we prevented it from swamping as it touched the water.

Edgar Allan Poe. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4: The Oblong Box (1844)

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Waiting was a strain, and it was decided that Hunter and I should go ashore with the jolly-boat, in quest of information.

Robert Louis Stevenson. Treasure Island (1883)