Dunsel
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdʌnsəl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dunsel is a noun meaning (nautical) Something (especially part of a vessel) that is useless, or superfluous or unnecessary.
Meaning
(nautical) Something (especially part of a vessel) that is useless, or superfluous or unnecessary.
More Meanings
- (nautical, by extension) A captain of a vessel who has little or no practical use.
Example Sentences
DUNSEL – slang term for token human commanders aboard EDF [Earth Defense Force] rammer ships.
If I'm not part of the crew and earn my keep, then I'm a dunsel. And you'll not have a dunsel aboard long […]
I struggled down through the galley. / And again up to the mast. / I even checked on the dunsel, / Wrapped my girl's sails down, I wrapped 'em low and I wrapped 'em fast.
McCoy: “Who the blazes is ‘Captain Dunsel’?” / Spock: “Dunsel, Doctor, is a term used by midshipmen at Starfleet Academy. It refers to a part which serves no useful purpose.”
Word Forms
- dunsels
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dunsail, dunegan, dudgen, dunderhead, duncedom, dunnage.
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