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midshipman

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. midshipman (noun)
  2. midshipman's-butter (noun)
  3. midshipman's hitch (noun)
  4. midshipman's nuts (noun plural)

mid·ship·man

noun \ˈmid-ˌship-mən, ˌmid-ˈ\

Definition of MIDSHIPMAN

: a person in training for a naval commission; especially : a student in a naval academy
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