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showboat (n.)
[showboat 词源字典]
also
show-boat
, 1838, "river boat on which theatrical performances are given," from
show
(n.) +
boat
(n.). The verb meaning "to show off" is attested from 1951.
[showboat etymology, showboat origin, 英语词源]