Disease boat

Noun

Definitions

1.NounIn early societies, a boat, canoe, etc., in which community members suffering from a disease were exiled in the belief that the evil spirits of the disease would be carried away.

Synonyms

boat person lifeboat party boat partyboat log boat packet boat logboat monkey boat ship's boat una boat jolly boat jollyboat

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