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towboat [′tō‚bōt] (naval architecture) A relatively flat-bottomed vessel designed to push tows of barges on inland waterways; it has a square bow on which heavy, upright knees are fixed for the purpose of lashing the barges against the towing vessel. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He used to bum araound the c'mission houses to Boston lookin' fer the Lord to make him captain of a towboat on his merits. |
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