noun
Rodney
ROD-nee
noun
1
A small, open wooden rowing boat once common in Newfoundland, traditionally built for one person to fish from close to shore.
"His grandfather kept an old rodney tied up at the wharf for jigging cod."
"The museum has a restored rodney on display alongside other traditional outport boats."
How to Use Rodney
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small traditional Newfoundland fishing boat, usually rowed by a single person.
When to use it
Regional term specific to Newfoundland and Labrador; not widely known elsewhere.
Word Forms
rodneys plural
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