Etymology

pap boat

Today it means: A kind of sauceboat or dish. Full definition →

First used 18th c.
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The story

From pap + boat.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 18th c. A boat-shaped receptacle for baby food.
  • 19th c. A large spiral East Indian marine shell (Turbinella rapa), once used by native priests to hold the oil for anointing.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.