cabin boy

noun

a boy employed as a servant for the officers and passengers on a ship.

Origin of cabin boy

First recorded in1720–30

Words nearby cabin boy

CABG, cabildo, Cabimas, cabin, cabin attendant, cabin boy, cabin class, cabin court, cabin cruiser, Cabinda, cabin deck

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Example sentences from the Web for cabin boy

My father gave his consent, and the next time he put to sea he took me with him as cabin-boy.
Antony Waymouth|W.H.G. Kingston
Between times the Captain beckoned to a grinning imp of a cabin-boy and told him to show me below.
A Volunteer with Pike|Robert Ames Bennet
Even "Bub" Russell, the cabin-boy, had crept forward to hear what was going on.
Dutch Courage and Other Stories|Jack London
"I dare say it will be within the cabin-boy's province to-morrow," said I, somewhat sharply.
Hurricane Island|H. B. Marriott Watson

The bishop tightened his lips at Hugh and peered at the cabin-boy: "How was it too late?"
Gideon's Band|George W. Cable

British Dictionary definitions for cabin boy

cabin boy

noun

a boy who waits on the officers and passengers of a ship

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单词	cabin boy
释义	cabin boy noun a boy employed as a servant for the officers and passengers on a ship. Origin of cabin boy First recorded in1720–30 Words nearby cabin boy CABG, cabildo, Cabimas, cabin, cabin attendant, cabin boy, cabin class, cabin court, cabin cruiser, Cabinda, cabin deck Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cabin boy My father gave his consent, and the next time he put to sea he took me with him as cabin-boy. Antony Waymouth\|W.H.G. Kingston Between times the Captain beckoned to a grinning imp of a cabin-boy and told him to show me below. A Volunteer with Pike\|Robert Ames Bennet Even "Bub" Russell, the cabin-boy, had crept forward to hear what was going on. Dutch Courage and Other Stories\|Jack London "I dare say it will be within the cabin-boy's province to-morrow," said I, somewhat sharply. Hurricane Island\|H. B. Marriott Watson The bishop tightened his lips at Hugh and peered at the cabin-boy: "How was it too late?" Gideon's Band\|George W. Cable British Dictionary definitions for cabin boy cabin boy noun a boy who waits on the officers and passengers of a ship Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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