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Definition of Foretopmen
1. foretopman [n] - See also: foretopman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foretopmen
Literary usage of Foretopmen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Man-of-war Life; a Boy's Experience in the United States Navy.: A Boy's by Charles Nordhoff (1895)
"Thus, our foretopmen were sure to be found, when on a visit, among the foretopmen
of the other ship, ..."
2. Annual Report of the City Superintendent of Schools to the Board of by New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Education (1903)
"Wednesday Thursday foretopmen. ... the working tops to bathe and scrub between
5:45 and 6 :45 each day: Monday foretopmen. ; Tuesday Wednesday Thursday ..."
3. The Naval War of 1812 by Theodore Roosevelt (1882)
"... s main-top were driven out of it by the fire of the Shannon's foretopmen,
under Midshipman ..."
4. Great Epochs in American History: Described by Famous Writers from Columbus by Francis Whiting Halsey (1912)
"At the same time the men in the Chesapeake's maintop were driven out of it by
the fire of the Shannon's foretopmen, under Midshipman Smith. ..."
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