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husbands' boat

English

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Etymology

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So called because many passengers were married men travelling to join their families for the holidays.

Noun

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husbands' boat (plural husbands' boats)

  1. (UK, historical, archaic, slang) The Saturday-afternoon packet boat from London to Margate during the summer season.

References

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  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
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