He would be more comfortable aboard a ship in which he had many old messmates and friends (Frederick Marryat).
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Master's mate — is an obsolete rating which was used by the Royal Navy, United States Navy and merchant services in both countries for a senior petty officer who assisted the master. Master s mates evolved into the modern rank of Sub Lieutenant in the Royal Navy … Wikipedia
messmate — mess•mate [[t]ˈmɛsˌmeɪt[/t]] n. a person with whom one regularly takes meals, as in an army camp • Etymology: 1720–30 … From formal English to slang
Messmate — Mess mate , n. An associate in a mess. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
marrow — I Mawdesley Glossary the other of a pair. II Cleveland Dialect List a fellow, one that is a pair or match to another, of both persons and things: T ane s t very marrow o t ither III North Country (Newcastle) Words or (as sometimes written) marra… … English dialects glossary
companion — The etymological idea behind ‘companion’ is ‘one with whom one shares bread’, a mess mate. In third person reference it usually has positive associations, but by the end of the sixteenth century, in vocative use, it was being used with… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
List of United States Navy ratings — From left to right: a Special Warfare Operator 1st Class and a Boatswain s Mate 2nd Class. United States Navy ratings are general occupations that consist of specific skills and abilities. Each naval rating has its own specialty badge, which is… … Wikipedia
Chief petty officer — A chief petty officer is a senior non commissioned officer in many navies and coast guards. Contents 1 Canada 2 United Kingdom 3 United States 3.1 Induction … Wikipedia
Chief Petty Officer — is a non commissioned officer or equivalent in many naval services and coast guards.CanadaChief Petty Officer refers to two ranks in the Canadian Navy. Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class (CPO2) ( Première maître de deuxième classe or pm2 in French) is … Wikipedia
Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R … Wikipedia
List of British words not widely used in the United States — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
