Regional British term for a type of small boat or punt used in shallow waters, particularly in East Anglia.
Of uncertain origin, possibly from a dialect variant or local name. The word appears to be specific to certain English coastal regions and may be related to other boat terminology.
Tolly exemplifies how maritime communities develop highly specific vocabularies - coastal regions often have dozens of words for different types of boats that landlubbers would simply call 'boat,' reflecting the crucial distinctions that matter for survival on water.
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