"Durham boat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Durham boats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Durham boat (plural Durham boats)
  1. (historical) A large wooden, flat-bottomed, double-ended freight boat used on many of the interior waterways of North America beginning in the middle of the 18th century, and eventually superseded by more efficient canal boats. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Durham_boat-en-noun-xkufHj2H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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