cabin boy


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

Origin of cabin boy

1
First recorded in 1720–30

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How to use cabin boy in a sentence

  • This caveat duly lodged, he descended to the deck of his sloop, where he found the cabin boy shaking as with an ague.

    Duffels | Edward Eggleston
  • Desirous then of providing for his own support, he went to sea and spent three years as cabin boy and sailor.

British Dictionary definitions for cabin boy

cabin boy

noun
  1. a boy who waits on the officers and passengers of a ship

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