| 单词 | jack dusty |
| 释义 | > as lemmasJack Dusty Jack Dusty n. Nautical slang (a name for) an assistant to a ship's steward, who works in the ship's stores; = dusty boy n. at dusty adj. Compounds 2; cf. earlier Jack of (also o', †in) the Dust n. at Phrases 3. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > one dealing with provisions or distribution of stewardc1450 scaffmaster1555 steward's mate1708 Jack of the Dust1821 pantry boy1839 Jimmy Ducks1849 bung1863 Jack Dusty1915 1915 Washington Post 17 Oct. ii. 2/3 The cooper and the ship's steward invariably recognize themselves under the cognomens of ‘Jimmy Bungs’ and ‘Jack Dusty’, respectively. c1931 W. N. T. Beckett Few Naval Customs 18 The junior member of the Paymaster's Victualling staff is known as The Dusty Boy or Jack Dusty. 1974 P. Wright Lang. Brit. Industry x. 85 In the Second World War, destroyers had a Jack Dusty, a supply assistant who kept ledgers listing all the stocks. 2005 D. Diss Dizzy xvii. 179 He was going to change over to become a Jack Dusty (Stores Assistant). < as lemmas |
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