Wednesday's Word
Word: Skinboat (N.)
Definition: a Windjammer cruise craft
The etymology derives from either the amount of overt epidermis on deck or the covert activities below.
(Definition from: "How To Talk Yankee", by Gerald Lewis & Tim Sample, copyright 1979, 1986 by The Thorndike Press; copyright 1989 by the First North Country Press)
Labels: How to Talk Yankee, Wednesday's Word
posted by TFKoP at
9:57 AM
2 Comments:
Gayest sailing term ever.
Whatta yah mean? "I'm going to sail the Bahamas on a skinboat."
Okay, maybe you're right.
But, not as goofy as "bimini" (awning that provides shade on deck).
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