| 词汇 | charley noble |
| 词源 | Charley Noble. Commander, captain, or ship’s cook Charles Noble (ca. 1840) demanded that the cowl of the copper funnel of his galley stove always be kept brightly polished. So obsessed was he with the idea that galley funnels were dubbed Charley Nobles in his honor. See grable-bodied seaman. |
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