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in 18th and 19th century warships, a non-professional assistant to the ships surgeon.
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Loblolly boy — Loblolly Lob lol ly, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] Gruel; porridge; so called among seamen. [1913 Webster] {Loblolly bay} (Bot.), an elegant white flowered evergreen shrub or small tree, of the genus {Gordonia} ({Gordonia Lasianthus}), growing in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Loblolly boy — A loblolly boy in 18th and 19th century warships was essentially a non professional assistant to the ship s surgeon. The hero of Tobias Smollett s novel The Adventures of Roderick Random, the first novel to describe Royal Navy life in detail, was … Wikipedia
loblolly boy — noun archaic : a surgeon s attendant on shipboard * * * Obs. an assistant to the surgeon on board a ship. [1740 50] * * * loblolly boy, Obsolete. the assistant of a ship s surgeon. ╂[probably < loblolly thick gruel or stew] … Useful english dictionary
loblolly-boy — lobˈlolly boy noun (obsolete) A ship surgeon s attendant • • • Main Entry: ↑loblolly … Useful english dictionary
loblolly boy — Obs. an assistant to the surgeon on board a ship. [1740 50] * * * … Universalium
loblolly boy — n. surgeon s medical assistant on board a ship (formerly) … English contemporary dictionary
Loblolly — can refer to: *Loblolly Pine ( Pinus taeda ), a tree *Loblolly bay ( Gordonia lasianthus ), a tree *Loblolly boy, an assistant to a ship s surgeon *Loblolly Stable, a horse breeding and racing stable in Arkansas, USA *Loblolly Band, an L.A. born… … Wikipedia
Loblolly — Lob lol ly, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] Gruel; porridge; so called among seamen. [1913 Webster] {Loblolly bay} (Bot.), an elegant white flowered evergreen shrub or small tree, of the genus {Gordonia} ({Gordonia Lasianthus}), growing in the maritime… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Loblolly bay — Loblolly Lob lol ly, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] Gruel; porridge; so called among seamen. [1913 Webster] {Loblolly bay} (Bot.), an elegant white flowered evergreen shrub or small tree, of the genus {Gordonia} ({Gordonia Lasianthus}), growing in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Loblolly pine — Loblolly Lob lol ly, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] Gruel; porridge; so called among seamen. [1913 Webster] {Loblolly bay} (Bot.), an elegant white flowered evergreen shrub or small tree, of the genus {Gordonia} ({Gordonia Lasianthus}), growing in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
