afterguardsman en · NOUN
Etymology
From afterguard + -s- + -man.
Meanings
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(historical) A member of the afterguard on a sailing ship
1924, Herman Melville, Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co., Chapter 12, http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0608511h.html "I found an afterguardsman in our part of the ship here and I bid him be off where he belongs."
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| afterguardsmen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |