BARGE
NOUNS
1598 — BARK a barge, a large flat boat, a barge → poetic usage
1790 — QUANT a long pole with which to propel barges or punts; a walking-stick → Eng. dial.
1849 — VAIRGE a barge → Eng. dial.
..L19 — DAVY LARGE a barge → rhyming sl.
..20C — PUFFER a steam barge → colloq., nautical usage
NOUNS – PERSON
..L16 — PUG a bargeman → colloq.
1836 — LEGGER a man who propels a canal barge through a tunnel by thrusting his legs against the walls
1895 — QUANTER a man who propels a barge or punt by means of a pole → Eng. dial.
VERBS
1891 — QUANT to push a barge or boat along with a pole → Eng. dial.
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