bargepole
Flat-bottomed boat staff
A bargepole is a long pole used by people in a barge for steering and other purposes.
The expression wouldn’t touch with a bargepole is a way of saying that something is completely undesirable.
nautical
Dug water passage
- puntKick before landing
- towpathCanal-side walking route
- narrowboatSlim vessel for canals
- waterwayNavigable route for vessels
lock · riverboat · flatboat · lighter · gondola · keelboat · tugboat · cargo
canal
Dug water passage
- puntKick before landing
- towpathCanal-side walking route
- narrowboatSlim vessel for canals
waterway · lock · riverboat · flatboat · lighter · gondola · keelboat · tugboat · cargo · deckhand
untouchable
Exempt from criticism or harm
undesirable · shunned · toxic · anathema · pariah · reject · boycott · blacklist · stigma · unwelcome
punt
Kick before landing
lever · stave · rod · oar · paddle · scull · gondolier · thrust · maneuver · steer