husbands' boat

noun

The Saturday-afternoon packet boat from London to Margate during the summer season.

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Meanings

nounhusbands' boat (plural husbands' boats)

plural husbands' boats

  1. UKarchaichistoricalslangThe Saturday-afternoon packet boat from London to Margate during the summer season.

Origin

So called because many passengers were married men travelling to join their families for the holidays.

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husbands' boat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/husbands'%20boat

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“husbands' boat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/husbands'%20boat. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “husbands' boat,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/husbands'%20boat.

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