Posted by Robert Dilley on March 26, 2001 at 17:17:49 from 216.211.68.39:
In Reply to: types of bat - americanism ? posted by Ian E-N on March 26, 2001 at 15:08:16:
A cat boat is a sailing boat with a single mast and sail. The term was in use when I did a bit of sailing on the Orwell over 40 years ago.
I'm not aware that Americans have a meaning for skiff different from that of the UK -- a light boat, usually a rowing boat. However, I'm not an American and am all of 40 miles from the US border,so perhaps someone a bit further south has a different answer.