cabin boy

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noun

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

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Origin of cabin boy

First recorded in 1720–30

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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The latter trod on the toes of the former, whereupon the former threatened to "kick out of the cabin" the latter.
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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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