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dinghy
dinghy, from the Hindi dengi or dingi, a small boat used on rivers, originally a small open rowing boat, with one pair of oars. In the days of sail it was used as a general work boat by warships or merchant vessels and was often clinker built. Nowadays the word is usually used to describe the tender for a yacht or a small open racing boat.
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"dinghy." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 14 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dinghy." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 14, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-dinghy.html "dinghy." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved February 14, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-dinghy.html |
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din·ghy / ˈdingē/ • n. (pl. -ghies) a small boat for recreation or racing, esp. an open boat with a mast and sails. ∎ a small, inflatable rubber boat. ∎ the smallest of a ship’s boats. |
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"dinghy." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 14 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dinghy." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 14, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-dinghy.html "dinghy." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-dinghy.html |
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dinghy native Indian rowing-boat; (gen.) small rowing-boat. XIX. — Hindi ḍēgī.
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T. F. HOAD. "dinghy." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 14 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "dinghy." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 14, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-dinghy.html T. F. HOAD. "dinghy." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 14, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-dinghy.html |
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dinghy n. pl. -ies a small, inflatable rubber boat.
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"dinghy." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 14 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dinghy." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 14, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-dinghy.html "dinghy." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved February 14, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-dinghy.html |
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dinghy
•hangi, slangy, tangy, twangy
•clingy, dinghy, springy, stingy, stringy, swingy, thingy, zingy
•puddingy
•Missolonghi, pongy
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"dinghy." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 14 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dinghy." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 14, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-dinghy.html "dinghy." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 14, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-dinghy.html |
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