Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A small flatbottom boat with square ends, paddled or poled on shallow waterways.

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  • noun a flat bottomed boat with a very shallow draft, whose bow and stern are both squared off

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Probably from the name John.]

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  • All aboard! See tupelo.

    November 10, 2009