sinkbox

noun

variants or sinkboat

ˈ⸗ˌ⸗

: a device used in hunting wild fowl consisting of a raft or broad low float having a rectangular depression in which a hunter may conceal himself

called also battery

Word History

Etymology

sink entry 2 + box or boat

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