sneak boat (snekbot)

A small decked boat used in hunting wild fowl. It is masked with weeds or brush when used. [U. S.] The usual length of a Barnegat sneak boat is 12 feet, width 4 feet, square stern 34 inches wide, 7 inches deep. Cambridge Sketches , p. 16. O mower, lean on thy bended snath, Look from the meadows green and low. Whittier, Wreck of River mouth. cup.] A toper who balks his gla ; one who sneaks from his cup; hence, a puny or paltry fellow. The prince is a Jack, a sneak - cup [ sneak - up in some editions, apparently confused with sneck up ). Shak., 1 Hen. IV., iii. 3. 99.