'Boyer' definitions:

Definition of 'Boyer'

From: GCIDE
  • Boyer \Boy"er\, n. [D. boeijer; -- so called because these vessels were employed for laying the boeijen, or buoys: cf. F. boyer. See Buoy.] (Naut.) A Flemish sloop with a castle at each end. --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster]