bowjowler

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A form of bulljowler — A partitioned section in the hold of a traditional fishing boat that is used to store and manage heavy fishing nets, lines, and related gear.

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Meanings

nounbowjowler (plural bowjowlers)

plural bowjowlers

  1. alternativerarenauticalAlternative spelling of bulljowler.

Origin

A contributor to a 1913 volume of the Mariner's Mirror nautical journal wrote the following of the term's etymology: :: "The variants of this queer, and to me unknown, terms are bulljowler, bulljowder, and bowjowler. :::: — 1913. "Words and Phrases: Bulljowler". The Mariner's Mirror v. III. p. 53.

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bowjowler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowjowler

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“bowjowler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowjowler. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bowjowler,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowjowler.

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