Found 2 items, similar to Cabin boy.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: cabin boy
cabin boy
n : a young man acting as a servant on a ship
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Cabin boy
Cabin
\Cab"in\ (k[a^]b"[i^]n), n. [OF. caban, fr. W. caban
booth, cabin, dim. of cab cot, tent; or fr. F. cabane,
cabine, LL. cabanna, perh. from the Celtic.]
1. A cottage or small house; a hut. --Swift.
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A hunting cabin in the west. --E. Everett.
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2. A small room; an inclosed place.
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So long in secret cabin there he held
Her captive. --Spenser.
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3. A room in ship for officers or passengers.
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Cabin boy, a boy whose duty is to wait on the officers and
passengers in the cabin of a ship.
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