What is the meaning of midshipmite?
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Noun
Singular
midshipmite
Plural
midshipmites
midshipmite (plural midshipmites)
1. (nautical, slang) a young midshipman
It does not mean anything. The word 'midshipman' does mean something. So does the word 'mate' and the word 'mite'
Barry G nailed it on the head..
A midshipMITE is a nasty little critter that only lives in the mid section of ships. they are very hard to find and even harder to get rid of!
They're found in marmite sandwiches on cruise liners and can cause you to shitlikemad.
"Oh, I am a cook and a captain bold,
And the mate of the Nancy brig,
And a bo'sun tight, and a midshipmite,
And the crew of the captain's gig."
http://victorianweb.org/mt/gilbert/yarn..
The boatswain, a petty officer in charge of rigging and sails, summons the men to duty with his whistle; "midship mate" may mean "midshipman," who is between a cadet and a sub-lieutenant in rank.
to quote < and the bosun tight and the midshipmite and the crew of the captain's gig > : either w s gilbert, or charles lutwidge dodson ( lewis carrol ) : poem begins something like < t'was on the shores that round our coast from deal to ramsgate span, that I spied alone on a piece of stone, an elderly nautical man > : sorry I cannot recollect more.
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