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jollyboat

n. (alternative form of jolly boat English)

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Jollyboat (dinghy)

Traditionally the term jolly boat refers to a boat carried by a ship, powered by 4 or six oars and occasionally yawl rigged sails. The term might also refer to

  • A Jollyboat is a 1953 sailing dinghy designed by Uffa Fox. It was the fastest dinghy in its day, and was built by Fairey Marine 1953 - 1971. 1
  • A Jollyboat is a New Zealand sailing dinghy designed by John Spencer. It is intended to be suitable for low cost home construction for sailing by teenagers or a parent and child.
  • Jolly Boat a 15-foot ketch rigged heavy open boat available in GRP and designed by famous yacht designer Laurent Giles and made by AJS Marine in Chichester. AJS marine brochure

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Jollyboat (comedy act)

Jollyboat is a British musical comedy double act. Formed in Liverpool in 2010, and now based in London, the act comprises brothers Ed and Tommy Croft. They are known for their Pirate Pop Songs and Keyboard Love Song. In 2011, Jollyboat won the Musical Comedy Awards. They have performed shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival every year from 2010 to 2014 to positive reviews, including 5-star reviews in 2011, 2012 and 2014, and a recommendation from The Independent.

Usage examples of "jollyboat".

As on your physiognomical voyage you sail round his vast head in your jollyboat, your noble conceptions of him are never insulted by the reflection that he has a nose to be pulled.

That night, at four bells, I mustered the crew as silently as possible around the jollyboat, and we lowered it into the water.

The rest—that wildly assorted, ragtag majority of freighters, smacks, luggers, lighters, jollyboats, practically anything which would float—were to steer wide of this cadre, on either side.