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loblolly boy |
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loblolly boy, man n (Transport / Nautical Terms) Brit Naval (formerly) a boy or man acting as a medical orderly on board ship [from loblolly sense 2, applied to a ship's doctor's medicines] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| [dagger][dagger] NORCLIFFE, James The Loblolly Boy Longacre, 2009 224pp NZ$19. But would a mere Loblolly Boy (played by Roger Daltrey) have dared to say to the revered and mortally wounded Nelson, that the French had shot him because he was 'strutting around the quarter deck dressed up like the emperor of China'? And whatever you do, don't miss Roger Daltrey's scene-stealing turn as a grizzled Loblolly boy - the name given to old salts turned medical porters. |
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