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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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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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