Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An old English term for the junior lieutenant. on a man-of-war, whose duty it was to drill the crew in musket and broadsword exercise.
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Examples
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Though he had spoken mildly enough to the other men, he was stern when addressing us, and being speedily handcuffed, we were committed to the charge of the lieutenant-at-arms, and placed under a guard of marines.
Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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