单词 | side boy |
释义 | > as lemmasside boy side boy n. Nautical each member of a group of sailors posted in two rows on either side of a gangway to attend or (formerly) assist a foreign dignitary, high-ranking officer, etc., boarding or disembarking from a ship. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > [noun] > others press-gang1693 young gentleman1784 sidesman1803 side boy1823 trouncer1867 rating1877 Navy Leaguer1898 requestman1916 tiger1929 mineman1943 shore patrolman1944 striker1944 ping1948 pinger1961 bubblehead1965 1823 J. F. Cooper Pilot I. iii. 31 The shrill whistle of the boatswains mate, as he recalled the side-boys. 1916 ‘Taffrail’ Pincher Martin i. 2 Eyed critically by the grinning side-boy and the messenger. 2010 Alamogordo (New Mexico) Daily News (Nexis) 6 June The ceremony ended with Newson symbolically leaving the ship for the last time with side boys saluting and bidding farewell. < as lemmas |
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