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Definition of Bargee
1. Noun. Someone who operates a barge.
Generic synonyms: Gob, Jack, Jack-tar, Mariner, Old Salt, Sea Dog, Seafarer, Seaman, Tar
Derivative terms: Barge
Definition of Bargee
1. n. A bargeman.
Definition of Bargee
1. Noun. A crewman of a working barge ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bargee
1. a bargeman [n -S] - See also: bargeman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bargee
Literary usage of Bargee
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American and English Encyclopedia of Law by John Houston Merrill, Charles Frederic Williams, Thomas Johnson Michie, David Shephard Garland (1892)
"Steamboats and bargee. regard to those which may be passing.1 A steamer coming
up, though more powerful than the ferry-boat, is not on that account bound to ..."
2. Reports of Cases Argued and Decided in the Supreme Court of the United States by Stephen Keyes Williams, Edwin Burritt Smith, Ernest Hitchcock (1885)
"... ready to receive it; and that they thereupon elected to lake said quota WALL.
bargee and vessels i he Company agreed to load without unnecessary delay. ..."
3. Britain at Work: A Pictorial Dictionary of Our National Industries (1902)
"Here they all are, the bargee and his family, living on their barge, ... The cabin
is the bargee's home, and it reminds us of the tiny kitchen of a ..."
4. After the War: London, Paris, Rome, Athens, Prague, Vienna, Budapest by Charles à Court Repington (1922)
"... A good repartee — Commandant Philippi on our new customs duties — A lucky
bargee — The Mayence Cathedral — The Gutenberg Statue — Our new douane at work ..."
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