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middy
OXFORD DICTIONARY
middy, n. (pl. -ies)
1 colloq. a midshipman.
2 (in full middy blouse) a woman's or child's loose blouse with a collar like that worn by sailors.
1 colloq. a midshipman.
2 (in full middy blouse) a woman's or child's loose blouse with a collar like that worn by sailors.
middy, n. (pl. -ies) Austral. sl. a measure of beer of varying size.
Etymology
20th c.: orig. unkn.
ROGET THESAURUS
middy
Mariner
N sailor, mariner, navigator, seaman, seafarer, seafaring man, dock walloper, tar, jack tar, salt, able seaman, A, B, man-of-war's man, bluejacket, galiongee, galionji, marine, jolly, midshipman, middy, skipper, shipman, boatman, ferryman, waterman, lighterman, bargeman, longshoreman, bargee, gondolier, oar, oarsman, rower, boatswain, cockswain, coxswain, steersman, pilot, crew, aerial navigator, aeronaut, balloonist, Icarus, aeroplanist, airman, aviator, birdman, man-bird, wizard of the air, aviatrix, flier, pilot, test pilot, glider pilot, bush pilot, navigator, flight attendant, steward, stewardess, crew, astronaut, cosmonaut, parachutist, paratrooper.For further exploring for "middy" in Webster Dictionary Online
