English Explanatory Dictionary

Charlie Noble

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A funnel for discharging smoke from the galley.

Word forms

Charlie Noble Charlie Nobles

Etymology

Uncertain; said to allude to an officer or captain of this name who insisted on having the funnel polished.

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