Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A boat carried in the waist of a vessel; specifically, in whaling, the second mate's boat, carried in the waist on the port side.
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Examples
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Mr Millons, the first mate; the waist-boat by Mr Markham, the second mate -- the latter an active man of about five-and-twenty, whose size and physical strength were herculean, and whose disposition was somewhat morose and gloomy.
The Red Eric 1859
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Every one seized hold of whatever firm object chanced to be within reach; next moment the black billow fell like an avalanche on the poop, and rushing along the decks, swept the waist-boat and all the loose spars into the sea.
The Red Eric 1859
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Go it lads! "shouted Mr Millons, as the waist-boat began to creep ahead.
The Red Eric 1859
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I'm sorry to see that we've lost our waist-boat. "
The Red Eric 1859
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