sea boy

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sea boy

noun sea boys

archaic A boy employed on a ship; a child seaman. Canst thou, O partial sleep, give then repose To the wet sea-boy in an hour so rude, And in the calmest and most stillest night, With all appliances and means to boot, Deny it to a king?

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@misc{sea_boy_2026,
  title = {sea boy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sea%20boy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}