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    Patwa headword

    Run-boat

    /RUN-boht/

    NounVerb
    Gloss
    "Cookout / Potluck"
    Definition
    A communal outdoor cooking session where friends chip in to buy and cook food (often fish or soup).
    Example
    "We having a run-boat on the beach."
    Origin
    Cultural slang.

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