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matelot
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[ˈmatələʊ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a sailor
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Origin
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mid 19th century (nautical slang): from French, variant of matenot, from Middle Dutch mattenoot ‘bed companion’, because sailors had to share hammocks in twos
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