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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as ackman.

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  • Sailors' name for a fresh-water thief, someone who steals on navigable rivers. Also known as an ackman.

    January 28, 2009

  • And here I thought it was a ship's lookout clearing his throat.

    January 28, 2009