船ふな競くらべMeanings1nounboat racearchaicArchaic term for a boat race; the modern equivalent is 競漕 (きょうそう). Found in older literature or historical contexts.See also: 競漕江え戸ど時じ代だいの文ぶん献けんに「船ふな競くらべ」の記き述じゅつがある。There is a description of 'funakurabe' (boat races) in Edo-period documents.