Mizzentopman

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sailor assigned to the mizzentop on a sailing ship.

    "Soon after, the foresail was reefed, and we mizen-top men were sent up to take another reef in the mizen topsail."

Example

More examples

"Soon after, the foresail was reefed, and we mizen-top men were sent up to take another reef in the mizen topsail."

Etymology

From mizzentop + man.

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