Waister
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Waister is a noun meaning (nautical, military, historical) A seaman stationed in the waist of a warship.
Meaning
(nautical, military, historical) A seaman stationed in the waist of a warship.
Example Sentences
The largest division of a ship's company, and the most ignoble, was that of the waisters, the men stationed in the waist, the men " without art or judgment," who hauled aft the fore and main sheets, and kept the decks white.
Word Forms
- waisters
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include waist, waistboat, waisting, waistcloth, waistcoateer, basque.
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