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Definition of motorboat

  • stinkpot [ slang ]

Examples of motorboat in a Sentence

Word history.

1890, in the meaning defined above

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“Motorboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorboat. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

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