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dinghy

noun, plural din·ghies.

any small boat designed as a tender or lifeboat, especially a small ship’s boat, rowed, sailed, or driven by a motor.
a boat used by warships, having four single-banked oars and a spritsail.
any of various rowing or sailing boats used in sheltered waters along the Indian coasts to transport passengers and freight.
an inflatable life raft.

noun plural -ghies

any small boat, powered by sail, oars, or outboard motorAlso (esp formerly): dingy, dingey

verb plural -gies, -gying or -gied

(tr) British slang to ignore (a person) or avoid (an event)

1810, from Hindi dingi “small boat,” perhaps from Sanskrit drona-m “wooden trough,” related to dru-s “wood, tree” (see tree (n.)). The spelling with -h- is to indicate a hard -g-.