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horse-boat † Hist. 
n. a boat propelled by horses working a treadmill that drove the paddle-wheel(s).
See also: team-boat (def. 1)
- 1829 In crossing the lake . . . the Steamboat Montreal and the horse-boat came in contact with each other, but both running in the same direction, neither received injury.
- 1863 (1930) During the time that I lived in Laprairie there were no steamers used as ferry boats, nor even a horse boat; we had to cross both at Laprairie and Longueuil in batteaus.
- 1909 The inauguration of steamboats on Lake Simcoe took place in 1832, and a "horseboat" was tried in 1838, but did not work well.
- 1829 In crossing the lake . . . the Steamboat Montreal and the horse-boat came in contact with each other, but both running in the same direction, neither received injury.