maty

noun, adjective plural maties or matier or matiest

a variant of matey

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Examples from the Web for maty

Historical Examples

I don't like your floor, maty; it's too springy to my taste.
Moby Dick; or The Whale
Herman Melville
What is the reason that no servant or maty boy makes his appearance?
The Humour and Pathos of Anglo-Indian Life
Dr. Ticklemore
Go aft and look down the companion-way, maty, and see it for yourself.
Jack Tier or The Florida Reef
James Fenimore Cooper
"The maty has plenty of food and water where he is," said Jack.
Jack Tier or The Florida Reef
James Fenimore Cooper
But let Maty be the only Critic that has anything to do with it.
The Works of William Cowper
William Cowper

maty

Examples from the Web for maty

Historical Examples

I don't like your floor, maty; it's too springy to my taste.

What is the reason that no servant or maty boy makes his appearance?

Go aft and look down the companion-way, maty, and see it for yourself.

"The maty has plenty of food and water where he is," said Jack.

But let Maty be the only Critic that has anything to do with it.