Topman
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Topman is a noun meaning (nautical) The man stationed in the top on a sailing vessel, responsible for the setting of the sails.
Meaning
(nautical) The man stationed in the top on a sailing vessel, responsible for the setting of the sails.
More Meanings
- The uppermost sawyer in a sawpit; a topsman.
- (BDSM) A top, dom.
Example Sentences
Back in the alcove I watched as a bearded daddy type whipped a guy who was bent over the sawhorse. The topman kept the tip of his tongue poked between his lips like a little kid hard at work in a coloring book.
There, when not actually engaged on the yards yet higher aloft, the topmen, who as such had been picked out for youth and activity, constituted an aerial club lounging at ease against the smaller stun'sails rolled up into cushions, spinning yarns like the lazy gods, and frequently amused with what was going on in the busy world of the decks below.
Word Forms
- topmen
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include headsman, owner, mainmastman, sailing-master, anchorman, bosun.
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