Steamboating
Pronunciation : Steam"boat`ing
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The occupation or business of running a steamboat, or of transporting merchandise, passengers, etc., by steamboats.
2. (Bookbinding)
Defn: The shearing of a pile of books which are as yet uncovered, or out of boards. Knight.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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