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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(nautical) One of an even-numbered group of seamen posted in two rows on the quarterdeck when a visiting dignitary boards or leaves the ship, historically to help (or even hoist) him aboard..
He had a nice breath. Haig and Haig at least. ‘You've been at the sideboy again,’ I said.
More discreetly set on the sideboy were bottles of vodka and whiskey and a box of Cuban cigars.
A coffeepot was perking on a sideboy and the two men poured a cup of Kona before sitting down in comfortable leather covered chairs.
Use sideboy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sideboy means (nautical) One of an even-numbered group of seamen posted in two rows on the quarterdeck when a visiting dignitary boards or leaves the ship, historically to help (or even hoist) him aboard..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He had a nice breath. Haig and Haig at least. ‘You've been at the sideboy again,’ I said.
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