/boʊt/ or /boʊtɪ/ (UK) or /boʊt/ (US)

Definitions

1. noun

A boat or a vessel of a specified type, especially a small boat.

“The fishing bote sailed across the calm waters of the lake.”

2. noun

A unit of measurement for the weight of a whale or other large sea mammal, especially in the context of whaling.

“The whalers counted the weight of the bote in tons.”