duck-boat

The crackling of the duck-boat through the reeds was answered by a roar like the breaking of a great wave.

The Adventures of Bobby Orde Stewart Edward White 1909

They stepped out on the float, and Mr. Kincaid thrust the duck-boat into the water.

The Adventures of Bobby Orde Stewart Edward White 1909

He was resting on his oars, and the duck-boat drifted silently by the swaying brown reeds.

The Rules of the Game Stewart Edward White 1909

But, though the wind blew a gale, the duck-boat was so snugly hidden that hardly a breath reached its occupants.

The Adventures of Bobby Orde Stewart Edward White 1909

Twice the duck-boat approached so close as to alarm them into flight.

The Adventures of Bobby Orde Stewart Edward White 1909

A moment later a light, flat duck-boat shot around the bend and drew up at the float.

The Rules of the Game Stewart Edward White 1909

Mr. Kincaid lifted his punt-pole and allowed the duck-boat to be carried down wind to the other side of the pond.

The Adventures of Bobby Orde Stewart Edward White 1909

When it was opened Bobby saw at first nothing but blackness and the flat board prow of a duck-boat that seemed to occupy all available space.

The Adventures of Bobby Orde Stewart Edward White 1909

The duck-boat was placed upon the bottom, while the light skiff of my companion rested upon a scaffolding above, made by lashing cross-bars to the stanchions of the wagon.

Four Months in a Sneak-Box 1869

The water had risen two feet and a half in ten hours, and the broad river was in places covered from shore to shore with drift stuff; which made my course a devious one, and the little duck-boat had many a narrow escape in my attempts to avoid the floating mass.

Four Months in a Sneak-Box 1869