topman

[ top-muhn ]

noun,plural top·men.Nautical.

Origin of topman

First recorded in 1505–15; top¹ + -man

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topman later apologized for this and the “Nice new girlfriend—what breed is she?”
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Then a topman saw the pirate come a-sailing in the bay, And reported to the Captain in the ordinary way.
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The chap was never made for a topman as you may see, sir, by the fashion in which he crosses his lower stanchions.
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The topman, however, was not long in making his appearance, and then the chief saw fit again to break the silence.
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It would be difficult to deceive a topman in the cut and trim of sails among which he has passed months, nay years.
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A feeble sign from his companion caused the topman to pause, while he endeavoured to construe its meaning as well as he was able.
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