Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small flatbottom boat with square ends, paddled or poled on shallow waterways.
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- noun a
flat bottomedboat with a very shallowdraft , whose bow and stern are both squared off
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I remember one time they snagged a 14 ft johnboat that had sunk.
Treasure Snaggin' 2009
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Beach the Boat: If you have access to a small johnboat, drag it up on shore and have your pup jump in and out while the boat is stable.
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When it was finally time to hunt, we loaded that 16 ft. johnboat with lights, harpoon, .44 magnum bang stick, other gator hunting paraphernalia, and most importantly, Billie's crossbow.
New Weekly Contest: Best Hunting Story Wins a Leatherman 2009
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I remember one time they snagged a 14 ft johnboat that had sunk.
Treasure Snaggin' 2009
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When it was finally time to hunt, we loaded that 16 ft. johnboat with lights, harpoon, .44 magnum bang stick, other gator hunting paraphernalia, and most importantly, Billie's crossbow.
New Weekly Contest: Best Hunting Story Wins a Leatherman 2009
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I was on the bow of a johnboat gator hunting when my buddy was watching a gator & ran us about 10 ft deep into the brush.
What's more fearsome in the wilds, a man eating shark, or a menacing rattle snake? 2009
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I built a johnboat out of treated plywood a few years ago.
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I built a johnboat out of treated plywood a few years ago.
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I was on the bow of a johnboat gator hunting when my buddy was watching a gator & ran us about 10 ft deep into the brush.
What's more fearsome in the wilds, a man eating shark, or a menacing rattle snake? 2009
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Beach the Boat: If you have access to a small johnboat, drag it up on shore and have your pup jump in and out while the boat is stable.
john commented on the word johnboat
All aboard! See tupelo.
November 10, 2009