pap boat

noun — 3 senses

pap boat

noun

Etymology From pap + boat.

Historical A kind of sauceboat or dish.

Historical A boat-shaped receptacle for baby food.

“I have a vast inclination to get a pap-boat myself, and make him a present of it.”1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, III.vi.10:

Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology Obsolete A large spiral East Indian marine shell (Turbinella rapa), once used by native priests to hold the oil for anointing.

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