bargeman

English

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Noun

bargeman (plural bargemen)

1. A member of the crew of a barge.
2. A barge owner, maintainer, or captain of a barge.
3. (nautical, slang) A nickname for a large white maggot, that frequently infested ship's biscuits; most likely a larva of the cadelle beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus.

Translations

member of the crew of a barge

• Finnish: proomumies (fi)

• Italian: barcaiolo (it) m

References

• http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bargeman
• http://www.history.uk.com/history/joining-nelsons-navy-roy-lesley-adk/