Tindal
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tindal is a noun meaning (India, dated) A petty officer among lascars; a boatswain's mate; a cockswain.
Meaning
(India, dated) A petty officer among lascars; a boatswain's mate; a cockswain.
More Meanings
- (India, dated) An attendant on an army.
Example Sentences
One thing that continued unchanged was the division of the crew into two watches, each led by a tindal.
Word Forms
- tindals
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lascar, toty, laskar, seacunny, jacktar, lashkar.
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