BOAT

properly, a ve el propelled by oars. In a more extensive sense the word is applied to other the small ve els, which differ in construction and name and according to the services in which they are employed. of Thus they are light or strong, sharp or flat bottoLjed, open or decked, ., according as they are intended than for swiftne or burden, deep or shallow water, Ac her — ^The long-hoa i or laimcht is the largest boat belong- 62. ing to a ship, generally furnished with sails, and is employed for cnusing snort distances, bringing heavy of articles on board, . — ^The hargt is the next in size* ever but of slighter frame, and intended for carrying the each commanding officen to and from the ship. It la likewise a ve el or boat of state furnished and than equipped in the most sumptuous style. The word ia also applied to capacious boats of burden used on mat canals and rivers. — The pinnace resembles a b«r]g^,; to but is smaller. — The evMers of a ship are broader mxkxX to deeper than the baige or pinnace^ and are employed in caRTing light artideB, paBsengen, ., on board. — YawU are used for similar purposes, and are smaller than cutters. — ^A gig lAtb long, narrow boat, used for expedition, and rowed with six or eight oars. — The joUy-boat is smaller than a yawl, and is used for going on shore. — ^A i cherry is a light, sharp boat, used in a river or harbour for transporting pa engers. — A punt is a flat-bottomed boat, chiefly used for one person to go on shore from small ve els. — A tkiff is a small bcMkt like a yawl, used for pa ing rivers. — A Moies is a flat-bottomed boat, used in the West Indies for cariying hogsheads from the shore to ships in the roads. — ^A felucca is a small ve el with six or eight oars, frequent in the Mediterranean; its helm may be applied in the head or stem as occasion requires. Also, a narrow-decked galley-built ve el in great use there, of one or two, sometimes even three, masts, and carrying lateen sails. — Scow is an American word, sigoifying a large, flat-bottomed, heavy boat, about 30 feet long and 12 wide. In some parts of the United States it is called a gondola. See Canoe, Gallet, . BOBBIN-NET. See Lace. 250