Etymology

chopboat

C3H4O1P3B3O1A1T1

Today it means: A licensed lighter (watercraft) employed in the transportation of goods to and from larger vessels. Full definition →

Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

The story

From chop (“stamp, mark of quality, license”) + boat.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.