Definition of powder monkey Powder monkey
pow•der mon•key
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What does powder monkey mean?
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| powder monkey - someone who carries explosives (as from the magazine to the guns on board a warship) |
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- powder monkey (Noun)
An explosives expert. A person who sets explosives. - powder monkey (Noun)
The persons employed to carry gun powder from the ship's magazine to the gun deck during a battle; in the 18th century Royal British and U. S. Navies, this task also carrying water during battles became a permanent nickname for the ship's cabin boy s and apprentice seamen. - powder monkey (Noun)
A skier or snowboarder who avidly seeks out the “ powder” light, dry, fluffy snow.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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powder monkey
A boy on board a ship of war, whose business is to fetch powder from the magazine.
