houseboat

houseboat
houseboater, n.
/hows"boht'/, n.
1. a flat-bottomed, bargelike boat fitted for use as a floating dwelling but not for rough water.
v.i.
2. to travel or live on a houseboat.
[1780-90; HOUSE + BOAT]

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