DCHP-3

market boat

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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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in colonial New Brunswick, a boat used for shipping produce and goods down river from the clearings to the towns.

Quotations

1845
. . . when the spring opens, the reeds and other spare produce are quickly shipped (boated would be a better expression) into large open boats, called market boats.
1845
The proprietors . . . had deposited the butter and oats equivalent to her hire, in the market boat. . . .