Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loblolly boy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: loblol-ly boy
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In 18th- and 19th-century warships, a non-professional (male) assistant to the ship's surgeon.

Example Sentences

"[T]he carpenter repairing masts and plugging dangerous leaks in the hull, the surgeon attending to the sick. (His helpers were known as loblolly boys, for the porridge they served.)"

Etymology

From loblolly in the sense of gruel made with seaworthy ingredients.

Inflected Forms

loblolly boys (plural)

Questions

What does loblolly boy mean?: In 18th- and 19th-century warships, a non-professional (male) assistant to the ship's surgeon.
Where does loblolly boy come from?: From loblolly in the sense of gruel made with seaworthy ingredients.

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