mussel boat en · NOUN
Meanings
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A commercial fishing vessel used for harvesting and farming mussels, often seen in major aquaculture regions like the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Spain.
So we ware both put into a mussellbote / And came saling in a sowes yeare ouer sea into Kent.
1579, James Orchard Halliwell, The Marriage of WITT AND WISDOME an Ancient Interlude, page 13:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mussel boats | Number=Plur | lexicographic |