Boat

bōt, n. a small open ve el usually moved by oars: a small ship: a ve el like a boat in shape, as a 'sauce-boat.'— v.i. to sail about in a boat.— ns. Boat′-hook , an iron hook fixed to a pole used for pulling or pushing off a boat; Boat′-house , a house or shed for a boat: Boat′ing , the art or practice of sailing in boats; Boat′man , a man who has charge of a boat: a rower.— In the same boat , in the same circumstances.— To have an oar in another's boat , to meddle with the affairs of others. [A.S. bát; Dut. boot ; Fr. bateau .]