What is a seaman, usually a green hand or a broken-down man, stationed in the waist of a vessel of war. R. H. Dana, Jr called?
waister — A seaman, usually a green hand or a broken-down man, stationed in the waist of a vessel of war. R. H. Dana, Jr. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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