thames barge

thames barge
\\ˈtemz-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized T
Etymology: from the Thames river, England
: a round-bowed transom-sterned broad-beamed freight boat usually having a sprit mainsail and small gaff mizzen that can be lowered to pass under bridges and plying the coast and rivers of southern England

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