Thames barge

noun

ˈtemz-

: a round-bowed transom-sterned broad-beamed freight boat usually having a sprit mainsail and small gaff mizzen that can be lowered to pass under bridges and plying the coast and rivers of southern England

Word History

Etymology

from the Thames river, England

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