2006-11-21 22:15:15 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Noun
Singular
midshipmite
Plural
midshipmites
midshipmite (plural midshipmites)
1. (nautical, slang) a young midshipman
2006-11-21 22:18:06 · answer #1 · answered by Barry G 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-11-22 00:42:21 · answer #2 · answered by jhs2072@btinternet.com 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"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.html
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.
2006-11-21 23:22:57 · answer #3 · answered by ♥gigi♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does not mean anything. The word 'midshipman' does mean something. So does the word 'mate' and the word 'mite'
2006-11-21 22:17:12 · answer #4 · answered by PhD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Midship mate in a Cockney accent.
2015-09-24 20:14:21 · answer #5 · answered by A Casual Observer 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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!
2006-11-21 22:35:36 · answer #6 · answered by MC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They're found in marmite sandwiches on cruise liners and can cause you to shitlikemad.
2006-11-21 23:14:10 · answer #7 · answered by brainlady 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Barry G nailed it on the head....
2006-11-21 22:31:46 · answer #8 · answered by redcoat7121 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋