Charlie Noble

名词 n.
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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A funnel for discharging smoke from the galley. slang
    — One of the last customs that passed from the decks of the modern navy was the “shooting of Charlie Noble.” The chimney or galley-stack of the ship's kitchen was dignified by the name of Charlie Noble, and when the galley-stack became clogged with soot the ship's cook fired a blank cartridge up it, loosening the soot.

词形变化

Charlie Nobles plural Charley Noble alternative

词源

Uncertain; said to allude to an officer or captain of this name who insisted on having the funnel polished.
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