haaf boat

haaf boat
a boat suitable for deep-sea fishing; the old haaf boat was divided into six compartments, was 26 ft long, 6-7 ft in the beam, with a hold of 27 inches (Scottish dialect)

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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