'Bumboat' definitions:
Definition of 'bumboat'
(from WordNet)
noun
A small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor
Definition of 'Bumboat'
From: GCIDE
- Bumboat \Bum"boat`\, n. [From bum the buttocks, on account of its clumsy form; or fr. D. bun a box for holding fish in a boat.] (Naut.) A clumsy boat, used for conveying provisions, fruit, etc., for sale, to vessels lying in port or off shore. [1913 Webster]