Mizzentopman
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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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