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Webster 1913 Edition


Chopboat

Chop′boatˊ

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Noun.
[Chin.
chop
sort, quality.]
A licensed lighter employed in the transportation of goods to and from vessels.
[China]
S. W. Williams.

Definition 2024


chopboat

chopboat

English

Noun

chopboat (plural chopboats)

  1. (in China) A licensed lighter employed in the transportation of goods to and from vessels.
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