| 单词 | brass-bounder |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbrass-bounder brass-bounder n. (a) see quot. 1890; (b) an apprentice on board ships of English companies, so called from the brass on his uniform. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > leader or commander > [noun] > naval officer > midshipman midships man1626 midshipman1652 mid1750 reefer1800 middy1818 midshipmite1834 ensign1886 brass-bounder1890 snotty1903 dogsbody1917 society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [noun] > young or inexperienced sailor > apprentice brass-bounder1890 poop-ornament1902 1890 J. S. Farmer Slang 318 Brass-Bounder (nautical), a midshipman. 1927 Blackwood's Mag. Sept. 374/2 There were none but sailors, brass-bounders, stewards. < as lemmas |
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