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Meanings of jolly boat in anglès

A yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work.

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Examples for "jolly"
Examples for "jolly"
1
Jean Orteig said that the staff was mourning in a jolly way.
The new yorker
2
In addition to all this, you did jolly well in the O.T.C.
All for a Scrap of Paper: A Romance of the Present War
3
It was an unconscious movement that seemed too jolly for the situation.
Artemis Fowl: the time paradox
4
He felt jolly; he thought it was fun to fool the Crow.
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10: The Guide
5
It is a bright little place, and very jolly in the season.
The Heavenly Twins
Usage of jolly boat in anglès
1
You had better take the jolly boat, and pick out twenty active fellows.
Held Fast For England: A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83...
2
They escaped to the jolly boat, saving nothing but their lives.
The Life of Francis Marion
3
And so it was a jolly boat in the literal, not the technical sense.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 52, February, 1862 / A Maga...
4
The jolly boat has returned here, bringing the surviving lascars.
The Life of William Carey, Shoemaker & Missionary
5
A towed jolly boat skipped attendance at the stern.
In the shadow of the cypress
6
He did not see Jago move but heard him murmur, 'I'll take the jolly boat, Cap'n.
Man of War
7
The same sea smashed the jolly boat.
The Pilots of Pomona: A Story of the Orkney Islands
8
He watched the jolly boat pulling closer.
Man of War
9
Adam looked for the jolly boat.
Man of War
10
The jolly boat was too small, and by the time support could be organised even the sleepiest watch might have been roused.
Sword of Honour
11
For the first four hours it was doubtful whether the jolly boat, which was in davits across the stern, would last long.
The Shellback's Progress / In the Nineteenth Century
12
The jolly boat was launched, and as it approached the land the man arose and coming down to the water's edge, shouted:
The Story of Grenfell of the Labrador: A Boy's Life of Wilfred T...
13
Just get into the boat alongside, and row to the brig; and tell them to lower the jolly boat and send it alongside.
Held Fast For England: A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83...
14
In a few minutes, the crew of the jolly boat were observed pulling back in their path, returning slowly, like men who were disappointed.
The Red Rover: A Tale
15
The last we saw of 'em they was driftin' off in the jolly boat with a jug of water and a loaf of bread.
The Perils of Pauline
16
Launches and jolly boats choked the shore, abandoned or half sunk.
Stonewielder
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