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TYPE OF SHIP'S BOAT
Jollyboat; Jolly-boat
  • In this illustration from [[Robert Louis Stevenson]]'s ''[[Treasure Island]]'', crew members flee from a mutinous ship in a jolly boat.
  • Types of boat shown in an 1808 engraving, including top left, 'a Jolly boat for oars or sail'

Jolly-boat         
·noun A boat of medium size belonging to a ship.
Jolly boat         
The jolly boat was a type of ship's boat in use during the 18th and 19th centuries. Used mainly to ferry personnel to and from the ship, or for other small-scale activities, it was, by the 18th century, one of several types of ship's boat.
André Jolly         
BELGIAN POLITICIAN (1799-1883)
Andre Jolly; André-Edouard Jolly
Baron André Edourd Jolly (Brussel, 13 April 1799–Brussel, 3 December 1883) was a Belgian engineer, painter, military official and politician.

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Jolly boat

The jolly boat was a type of ship's boat in use during the 18th and 19th centuries. Used mainly to ferry personnel to and from the ship, or for other small-scale activities, it was, by the 18th century, one of several types of ship's boat. The design evolved throughout its period in service.