different between sailboat vs mailboat

English

Alternative forms

• (Commonwealth English) sailing boat

Etymology

From sail +? boat.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?se?l?b??t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?se?l?bo?t/

Noun

sailboat (plural sailboats)

1. A boat propelled by a sail.
2. (slang, card games) A playing card with the rank of four.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:sailboat

Translations

References

• Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ?ISBN

English

Etymology

mail +? boat

Noun

mailboat (plural mailboats)

1. a boat used to transport mail
   • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses, Part I, [1]

     Stephen stood up and went over to the parapet. Leaning on it he looked down on the water and on the mailboat clearing the harbourmouth of Kingstown.

   • 1938, Xavier Herbert, Capricornia, New York: D. Appleton-Century, 1943, Chapter VIII, p. 120, [2]

     […] the news and propaganda in imperialistic papers imported once a month by the mail-boat from the South lacked power because it lacked continuity and was stale.

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