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Meanings of jolly boat in English
Usage of jolly boat in English
1
You had better take the jolly boat, and pick out twenty active fellows.
2
They escaped to the jolly boat, saving nothing but their lives.
3
And so it was a jolly boat in the literal, not the technical sense.
4
The jolly boat has returned here, bringing the surviving lascars.
5
A towed jolly boat skipped attendance at the stern.
6
He did not see Jago move but heard him murmur, 'I'll take the jolly boat, Cap'n.
7
The same sea smashed the jolly boat.
8
He watched the jolly boat pulling closer.
9
Adam looked for the jolly boat.
10
The jolly boat was too small, and by the time support could be organised even the sleepiest watch might have been roused.
11
For the first four hours it was doubtful whether the jolly boat, which was in davits across the stern, would last long.
12
The jolly boat was launched, and as it approached the land the man arose and coming down to the water's edge, shouted:
13
Just get into the boat alongside, and row to the brig; and tell them to lower the jolly boat and send it alongside.
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.
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.
16
Launches and jolly boats choked the shore, abandoned or half sunk.
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Jolly boat through the time
Jolly boat across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common