| 单词 | ship's corporal |
| 释义 | > as lemmasship's corporal 3. Nautical †(a) Formerly: a petty officer on board ship, part of whose duty consisted in teaching the sailors the use of small arms (see quot. 1626) (obsolete); (b) ‘the ship's corporal of the present day is the superior of the first-class working petty officers, and solely attends to police matters under the master-at-arms or superintendent-in-chief’ (Smyth Sailor's Word-bk.). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > leader or commander > officer with specific duty > [noun] > officers with police duties ship's corporal1626 master-at-arms1732 marshal1769 jaunty1902 crusher1908 society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > leader or commander > officer with specific duty > [noun] > instructor > in small arms corporal1626 1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 4 The Corporall is to see the setting and releeuing the watch, and see all the souldiers and saylors keepe their Armes cleane, neate and yare, and teach them their vse. 1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. v. xi. 46 The Gunners at Sea did not exercise the Seamen in this knowledge, as the Corporal doth in Mustering of them with their musquets. 1708 London Gaz. No. 4440/1 The Midshipmen..Corporals, Yeomen of the Sheets..one Eighth Part. 1891 Times 20 Sept. A ship's corporal on duty in the Britannia. < as lemmas |
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