noun
boyer
BOY
noun
1
A small Flemish sailing vessel with a raised deck structure at each end.
"The old harbor painting showed a boyer riding low in the water, loaded with cargo."
How to Use Boyer
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA historic Flemish cargo boat, now mostly encountered in maritime history writing.
When to use it
Archaic and specialized; rarely used outside nautical history.
Word Forms
boyers plural, Boyers plural
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Etymology
From Dutch boeijer, named for the vessel's job laying buoys (boeijen) to mark channels.