Bowpicker
//ˈbaʊˌpɪkə(ɹ)// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A gillnet boat that deploys the net from the bow of the boat.
"The usual Columbia River bowpicker is about twenty feet long, very high in the bow and stern to weather the waves of the Columbia Bar, and practically unsinkable."
Example
More examples"The usual Columbia River bowpicker is about twenty feet long, very high in the bow and stern to weather the waves of the Columbia Bar, and practically unsinkable."
Etymology
From bow + picker.
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