Obs. Also 7 toad, (tod). [Origin obscure: no similar term is known in Dutch; but cf. Groningsche dialect todden to drag, tug, tow, todde, tod, as much as one can carry, burden, load (Molema); also Guelderland and Overyssel dial. (Gallée) todden to drag.] More fully tode-boat: A small Dutch fishing-vessel.

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c. 1600.  J. Keymer, Dutch Fishing (1664), 2. The Hollanders have above 4100 fishing Ships and Vessels, whereof 100 Doggerbotes, 700 Pinks and Wellbotes, 700 Strandbotes, 400 Evers, and 400 Galliotts, Drivers, and Todbotes, and 1200 Busses.

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1614.  T. Gentleman, Eng. Way to Wealth, 14. Vessels of diuers fashions … go … onely for Herrings…, Sword-pinks, Flat-bottomes, Holland-toads, Crab-skuits, and Yeuers.

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1616.  Capt. Smith, Descr. New Eng., 12. The poore Hollanders … hauing 2 or 3000 Busses, Flat bottomes, Sword pinks, Todes, and such like. Ibid. (1620), New Eng. Trials, Wks. (Arb.), 239. 3600 [vessels] are fishermen, whereof 100 are Dogers … 700 frand botes, 400 Enaces, 400 Galbotes, Britters and Todebotes, with 1300 Busses.

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