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powder monkey

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powder monkey
n. Slang
One who carries or sets explosives.
powder monkey
n
(Historical Terms) (formerly) a boy who carried powder from the magazine to the guns on warships
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Noun1.powder monkey - someone who carries explosives (as from the magazine to the guns on board a warship)
assistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] NO MONKEYING AROUND [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jacob Lewis is a powder monkey.
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Concerns have been raised that smoke fumes drifting from The Powder Monkey could have an effect on children at nearby Redesdale Primary School, on Wiltshire Drive.
Fuming over shelters by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Her discovery of an old book about the Battle of Trafalgar links her with powder monkey Sam Robbins who has been kidnapped to work aboard a ship, and soon a strange set of time-defying interconnections links the two against all odds.
McElderry/Simon & Schuster by Children's Bookwatch
 
 
 
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