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trapboat Nfld

• n. a boat, 25 to 35 feet long, having low sides and capable of carrying a cod-trap.

  See also: trapskiff  

  • 1922  Two boats were in tow, a big trap boat and a dory.
  • 1954  The ship also carried food for the people, trapboats, empty barrels, and salt for preserving the codfish.