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cabin boy

noun

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


cabin boy

noun

  1. 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of cabin boy1

First recorded in 1720–30

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