Definitions
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- noun nautical One of an
even -numbered group ofseamen posted in two rows on thequarterdeck when a visitingdignitary boards or leaves the ship, historically to help (or even hoist) him aboard. - noun US, colloquial A small
dresser ; a drinks cabinet.
Etymologies
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From side + boy.
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Examples
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I set down the food, got my small mirror and the tortoiseshell comb from the drawer of the sideboy and handed them to him, peering upward at his gangling form.
Drums of Autumn Gabaldon, Diana 1997
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He may be on limited duty due to injury, but sideboy duty is not that demanding!
Latest Articles 2009
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The sideboys line up facing each other in two rows, with the boatswain's mate positioned behind the outboard sideboy in the forward row.
Latest Articles 2009
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