The Collaborative International Dictionary
Papboat
Papboat \Pap"boat`\, n.
A kind of sauce boat or dish.
(Zo["o]l.) A large spiral East Indian marine shell ( Turbinella rapha); -- so called because used by native priests to hold the oil for anointing.
Wiktionary
papboat
n. 1 A kind of sauce boat or dish. 2 (context zoology English) A large spiral East Indian marine shell (''Turbinella rapha''), once used by native priests to hold the oil for anointing.