farming-boat

1) A dialect pronunciation of 'five-man boat'.

A term used by Peter Frank in his history of the Yorkshire fishing industry but a spelling not yet found in early documents. It is said to be a dialect pronunciation of ‘five-man boat’, dealt with under that headword. Other references to this type of craft are summarised by Peter Heath.

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