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Charlie Nobles

Charlie Nobles is the plural of Charlie Noble.

Meaning of Charlie Noble

Noun

Charlie Noble (plural Charlie Nobles)

  1. (slang) A funnel for discharging smoke from the galley.
    • One of the last customs that passed from the decks of the modern navy was the “shooting of Charlie Noble.” The chimney or galley-stack of the ship's kitchen was dignified by the name of Charlie Noble, and when the galley-stack became clogged with soot the ship's cook fired a blank cartridge up it...1917, Orton Porter Jackson, Frank Edgar Evans, The Marvel Book of American Ships, page 357

Questions about Charlie Nobles

What is Charlie Nobles the plural of?
Charlie Nobles is the plural of Charlie Noble.

Words near Charlie Nobles in the dictionary

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  2. Charlie Kirking
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  4. Charlie McCarthy
  5. Charlie Noble
  6. Charlie Nobles
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