"ship's cousin" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-ship's cousin.ogg [Australia] Forms: ship's cousins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ship's cousin (plural ship's cousins)
  1. (obsolete, nautical, slang) an esteemed or preferred passenger aboard ship. Tags: obsolete, slang Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-ship's_cousin-en-noun-hWLrqiXU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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