"husbands' boat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: husbands' boats [plural]
Etymology: So called because many passengers were married men travelling to join their families for the holidays. Head templates: {{en-noun|husbands' boats|head=husbands' boat}} husbands' boat (plural husbands' boats)
  1. (UK, historical, archaic, slang) The Saturday-afternoon packet boat from London to Margate during the summer season. Tags: UK, archaic, historical, slang
    Sense id: en-husbands'_boat-en-noun-tf~AUyKO Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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