Trekschuit
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɹɛkskɔɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Trekschuit is a noun meaning A horse-drawn canal boat or riverboat, used to carry goods or passengers in the Netherlands.
Meaning
A horse-drawn canal boat or riverboat, used to carry goods or passengers in the Netherlands.
Example Sentences
[H]e ordered his ſervants to pack up ſome cloaths and linnen in a portmanteau; and in the morning embarked, with his governor, in the Treckſkuyt, for the Hague,[…].
And thou, much plumper Dame,[…]. Thee, I call; of whom in a Trachtchugt in ſome Dutch Canal the fat Ufrow Gelt, impregnated by a jolly Merchant of Amſterdam, was delivered:[…].
Word Forms
- trekschuits
- treckschuyt
- treckskuyt
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include treckschuyt, trackschuyt, treckskuyt, trackscout, schuit, skuyt.
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