jolly boat ,
jolly ,

Overall, four had escaped in the jolly boat and another eight had been brought off from the rigging.

Ramage nodded and Lacey scrambled down into the jolly boat.

Use the jolly boat and we'll have to lower it loaded.

A glance back showed that by some miracle the jolly boat seemed to be in roughly the right position.

The ocean around the jolly boat underwent an abrupt change.

The jolly boat bumped and ground against the sand.

Rowing ashore in two jolly boats, he was the first of the party to set foot on Australian soil.

She heard the jolly boat come back just before dawn.

The jolly boat was a type of ship's boat in use during the 18th and 19th centuries.

The term 'jolly boat' has several potential origins.