husbands' boat

English

Etymology

So called because many passengers were married men travelling to join their families for the holidays.

Noun

husbands' boat (plural husbands' boats)

  1. (UK, historical, archaic, slang) The Saturday-afternoon packet boat from London to Margate during the summer season.

References
  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
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