loblolly boy
an assistant to the surgeon on board a ship.
Origin of loblolly boy
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How to use loblolly boy in a sentence
None of your fresh-water and loblolly-boy terms, if you please.
I laid my hand on the rope, and together we drew the loblolly boy upward and out under the blue of heaven.
Latitude 19 degree | Mrs. Schuyler Crowninshieldloblolly boy, a derisive term for a surgeons mate in the navy.
The Slang Dictionary | John Camden HottenI've been called that so often, and become so accustomed to it, and "loblolly boy," that it had no effect.
The Boy Spy | Joseph Kerby
British Dictionary definitions for loblolly boy
British navy (formerly) a boy or man acting as a medical orderly on board ship
Origin of loblolly boy
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