See Also: brulzie(dictionary)

fly-boat (iou) and brulzie (iou)


fly-boat (iou)



fly-boat noun. L16.
[Dutch vlieboot a boat used orig. on the Vlie, a channel off the north coast of the Netherlands; later assoc. with FLY noun1: see BOAT noun.]
Hist. A fast sailing vessel, esp. a Dutch flat-bottomed boat, used for coastal trade or for warfare, exploration, etc. L16.
A small boat; esp. a ship's boat. L16-E19.
A fishing boat used in Shetland, a buss. E17-L18.
A swift passage-boat used on canals. M19.

brulzie (iou)



brulzie noun. ['bru:li, -lji] Scot. Also bruilzie. M16.
[formed as BROIL noun1.]
A disturbance, a squabble.