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A boat made by covering a wicker frame with leather or oilcloth. It was used by the ancient Britons, and is still used by fisherman in Wales and some parts of Ireland. Also, a similar boat used in Thibet and in Egypt.

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  1. n. A boat made by covering a wicker frame with leather or oilcloth. It was used by the ancient Britons, and is still used by fisherman in Wales and some parts of Ireland. Also, a similar boat used in Thibet and in Egypt.
  2. n. a small rounded boat made of hides stretched over a wicker frame; still used in some parts of Great Britain
  3. A boat made by covering a wicker frame with leather or oilcloth. It was used by the ancient Britons, and is still used by fisherman in Wales and some parts of Ireland. Also, a similar boat used in Thibet and in Egypt.
  4. A boat made by covering a wicker frame with leather oroilcloth. It was used by the ancient Britons, and is still used byfisherman in Wales and some parts of Ireland. Also, a similar boatused in Thibet and in Egypt.
  5. n:100 n. a small rounded boat made of hides stretched over a wicker frame; still used in some parts of Great Britain