dinghy

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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.

dinghy

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dinghy native Indian rowing-boat; (gen.) small rowing-boat. XIX. — Hindi ḍēgī.

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