powder monkey


noun
  1. (formerly) a boy employed on warships to carry gunpowder from the magazine to the guns.

Origin of powder monkey

1
First recorded in 1675–85

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powder monkey

noun
  1. (formerly) a boy who carried powder from the magazine to the guns on warships

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