loblolly boy

English

Etymology

From loblolly in the sense of gruel made with seaworthy ingredients.

Noun

loblolly boy (plural loblolly boys)

  1. (historical) In 18th- and 19th-century warships, a non-professional (male) assistant to the ship's surgeon.
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