Meaning of buy boat | Babel Free

Definitions

A boat used to buy the catch from fishing boats while they are at sea and then sell it at a market.

Examples

“When the captain is buying crabs on his own responsibility and selling them where he chooses it is styled a “buy boat.””

“Each buy boat must have a dealer permit issued under this section.”

“The basket signaled that the captain was buying oysters, and the buy boat was soon surrounded by sailing craft, like a hen with a flock of young chicks.”

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