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Nov 30, 2009
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din•ghy



Pronunciation: (ding'gē), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -ghies.
1. any small boat designed as a tender or lifeboat, esp. a small ship's boat, rowed, sailed, or driven by a motor.
2. a boat used by warships, having four single-banked oars and a spritsail.
3. any of various rowing or sailing boats used in sheltered waters along the Indian coasts to transport passengers and freight.
4. an inflatable life raft.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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