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ship's cousin

ship's cousin noun: an esteemed or preferred passenger aboard ship.

Noun

ship's cousin (plural ship's cousins)

  1. (obsolete, slang) an esteemed or preferred passenger aboard ship.
    • "You're a ship's cousin, I tell ye, Master Doo-but-little," roared the steward; "some such matter as a ship's cousin, sir.."1876, James Fenimore Cooper, “The Pioneers”, in The Pioneers, Houghton Mifflin

Forms of ship's cousin

pluralship's cousins

Questions about ship's cousin

What does ship's cousin mean?
Ship's cousin means an esteemed or preferred passenger aboard ship.
What part of speech is ship's cousin?
Ship's cousin is a noun.
What is the plural of ship's cousin?
The plural of ship's cousin is ship's cousins.

Words near ship's cousin in the dictionary

  1. ship's boys
  2. ship's carver
  3. ship's carvers
  4. ship's company
  5. ship's corporal
  6. ship's cousin
  7. ship's cousins
  8. ship's days
  9. ship's husband
  10. ship's wheel
  11. ship's wheels

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