dredgeboat

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noun

A boat used in dredging

OriginScots dreg-boat →
Scrabble 15
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Meanings

noundredgeboat (plural dredgeboats)

plural dredgeboats · alternative dredge-boat · alternative dredge boat

  1. nauticalA boat used in dredging

Origin

  1. Scotsdreg-boat
  2. Englishdredgeboat

Probably a borrowing from Scots dreg-boat, dreg-bot, equivalent to dredge + boat.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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