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owskerri

nounsea

hand scoop for bailing boat water

a hand-held scoop used to bail water from a boat

Example in use

Gi'e me the owskerri, the boat's fillin' wi' watter.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/OW-SKER-ee/

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Origin & context

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