cabin boy

noun

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

Origin of cabin boy

First recorded in 1720–30

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Examples from the Web for cabin boy

My father gave his consent, and the next time he put to sea he took me with him as cabin-boy.
Antony Waymouth|W.H.G. Kingston
Between times the Captain beckoned to a grinning imp of a cabin-boy and told him to show me below.
A Volunteer with Pike|Robert Ames Bennet
Even "Bub" Russell, the cabin-boy, had crept forward to hear what was going on.
Dutch Courage and Other Stories|Jack London
"I dare say it will be within the cabin-boy's province to-morrow," said I, somewhat sharply.
Hurricane Island|H. B. Marriott Watson

The bishop tightened his lips at Hugh and peered at the cabin-boy: "How was it too late?"
Gideon's Band|George W. Cable

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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cabin boy

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cabin boy

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