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ship's cousins

ship's cousins is the plural of ship's cousin.

Meaning of ship's cousin

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

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What is ship's cousins the plural of?
Ship's cousins is the plural of ship's cousin.

Words near ship's cousins in the dictionary

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

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