advice boat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of advice boat
First recorded in 1660–70
Example Sentences
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Hence, any vessel; usually with some epithet descriptive of its use or mode of propulsion; as, pilot boat, packet boat, passage boat, advice boat, etc.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
Advice; counsel; suggestion; also, a dispatch or advice boat.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
He retained only one boat, which he hid, for use as an advice boat, "to carry intelligence" to those down the river.
From On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. by Masefield, John
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