pap boat

English

Etymology

From pap +‎ boat.

Noun

pap boat (plural pap boats)

1. (now historical) A boat-shaped receptacle for baby food. [from 18th c.]
   • 1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, III.vi.10:

     “I have a vast inclination to get a pap-boat myself, and make him a present of it.”

2. (zoology, obsolete) A large spiral East Indian marine shell (Turbinella rapa), once used by native priests to hold the oil for anointing. [19th c.]