foyboat

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noun

A small workboat primarily used to assist the mooring and servicing of a larger vessel, especially on the rivers of north-east England.

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Meanings

nounfoyboat (plural foyboats)

plural foyboats · alternative foy boat

  1. A small workboat primarily used to assist the mooring and servicing of a larger vessel, especially on the rivers of north-east England.

Origin

Perhaps related to fee; the second element is boat.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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