catboat

[ kat-boht ]

/ ˈkætˌboʊt /

a boat having one mast set well forward with a single large sail.

Origin of catboat

First recorded in 1875–80; cat + boat

Of course, the weather must be good or it's no joy job taking females to Setuckit in a catboat.

Cape Cod Stories |Joseph C. Lincoln
Then, the catboat still hanging in the wind's eye: "Help me get her over."

The Price |Francis Lynde
But we woke up fin'lly, and the way we flew round that catboat was a caution.

Cape Cod Stories |Joseph C. Lincoln
Besides, they have the tender and catboat and can send ashore for help, if they need it.

Up the Forked River |Edward Sylvester Ellis

The girls saw the catboat round to suddenly, and Mr. Jarley drop the sail.

Wyn's Camping Days |Amy Bell Marlowe

catboat

/ (ˈkætˌbəʊt) /

a sailing vessel with a single mast, set well forward and often unstayed, and a large sail, usually rigged with a gaff Shortened form: cat