noun
Meaning 1
A kind of small trawling vessel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Devon, historical
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
mumble-bee
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/ˈmʌmbl̩bi/
History
Etymology
Origin uncertain; apparently an alteration of bumblebee. According to Wilfrid Granville (A Dictionary of Sailors’ Slang, 1962), “they were modelled on the oyster-fishing boats of the Mumbles district near Swansea”.