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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One of the earliest European settlers of the eventual colony of British Honduras, modern-day Belize. historical
2. 2
   A sickbay nurse. US
3. 3
   A rural Newfoundlander, as opposed to a townie (city dweller). Newfoundland

Etymology

From bay + -man.

Related phrases

british honduras

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