brassbounder

brassbounder
\\ˈbrȧsˈbau̇ndə(r)\ noun
Etymology: so called from the gold binding on the uniform
: a boy bound as a cadet or apprentice on a British merchant ship who is given for a premium paid by the parents certain privileges not allowed to the common sailors

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