A boat designed and used for catching fish, typically equipped with fishing nets and equipment.
Compound of 'fisher' (Old English 'fiscere', one who fishes) and 'boat' (Old English 'bat', likely from Norse origin). Used since medieval times to describe working fishing vessels.
The oldest fisherboats from Scandinavia around 800 AD had specific curved designs that made them incredible seaworthy — researchers discovered these designs were so efficient that modern fishing boats still copy the hull shapes used 1,200 years ago.
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