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noun a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
noun someone who drives or rides in a boat
originFrom Middle English botere; equivalent to boat + -er. The use of the term for a straw hat stems from the fact that straw hats were the preferred head covering during sunny boat trips on canals and rivers.
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