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Bushwack boats

Scope note

Use for dory-type waterfowling boats with wide stern found on the Susquehanna Flats of the upper Chesapeake Bay during the late 19th and early 20th centuries; generally having a hole in the transom for a sculling oar.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000232754

Broader Terms used

gunning boats

Term used for

boats, bushwack

Equivalent Terms used

bushwack boat

Created

13yrs ago

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