English Explanatory Dictionary

loblolly boy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In 18th- and 19th-century warships, a non-professional (male) assistant to the ship's surgeon.

Word forms

loblolly boy loblolly boys

Etymology

From loblolly in the sense of gruel made with seaworthy ingredients.

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