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Definition of Sick berth
1. Noun. (nautical) a room for the treatment of the sick or injured (as on a ship).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sick Berth
Literary usage of Sick berth
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The British Fleet: The Growth, Achievements and Duties of the Navy of the Empire by Charles Napier Robinson (1894)
"On entry they are rated sick berth attendant ; after three years' service, second
sick berth steward ; and after three years' more service, sick berth ..."
2. A Manual of Naval Prize Law by Thomas Erskine Holland, Godfrey Lushington (1888)
"... Secretary's Servant, Engineer's Servant, Engineer's Cook, Warrant Officer's
Cook Bandsman Second Class, sick berth Attendant (under new Regulations, ..."
3. The Surgical & Medical History of the Naval War Between Japan & China During by Yasuzumi Saneyoshi (1901)
"When she started on the southern expedition in March 1895, thirty hired sick
berth attendants were added to her staff. At the end of the month when she had ..."
4. Hansard's Parliamentary Debates by Great Britain Parliament, Thomas Curson Hansard (1883)
"NAVY—THE sick berth STAFF. ... Whether any step lias been taken to improve the
pay and position of the sick berth stau' of the Navy ? MR. ..."
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