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canoe
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
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cockleshell
a small light flimsy boat
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coracle
a small rounded boat made of hides stretched over a wicker frame; still used in some parts of Great Britain
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dinghy, dory, rowboat
a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
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gig
long and light rowing boat; especially for racing
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racing boat
a boat propelled by oarsmen and designed for racing
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skiff
any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
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yawl
a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
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birch bark, birchbark, birchbark canoe
a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree
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dugout, dugout canoe, pirogue
a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log
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jolly, jolly boat
a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
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kayak
a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos
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outrigger canoe
a seagoing canoe (as in South Pacific) with an outrigger to prevent it from upsetting
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racing gig
a light narrow racing boat for two or more oarsmen
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rowing boat
a rowboat
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sampan
an Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars
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racing shell, shell
a very light narrow racing boat
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wherry
light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors
