Associations to the word «Bargeman»

Wiktionary

BARGEMAN, noun. A member of the crew of a barge.
BARGEMAN, noun. A barge owner, maintainer, or captain of a barge.
BARGEMAN, noun. (nautical) (slang) A nickname for a large white maggot, that frequently infested ship's biscuits; most likely a larva of the cadelle beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus.

Dictionary definition

BARGEMAN, noun. Someone who operates a barge.

Wise words

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