Definition of "oyster-boat" [oyster-boat]

• A small boat used in the oyster-fishery. (noun)
• A large establishment or floating house, constructed on a raft, generally one story and sometimes two high. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Miss Hendy, digging her spoon into the oyster-boat."
• "Nor was he allowed to resume his former rank in the party, until, by a masterly piece of diplomacy, he organized an opposition oyster-boat, and a consequent competition, which soon brought Juan Sanchez to terms, and oysters to their just market-value."
• "He was at the oyster-boat buying his oysters at three o'clock in the morning, wheeled them three miles, set up his board near a market, and began business."