through the hawsehole

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Of an officer: having risen from the grade of an ordinary seaman, whose original position in the vessel was forward, before the mast.

CEFR level

C1

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

through the looking-glass through the roof through the wazoo through ticketing through traffic through train

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