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QUARTER-MASTER
QUARTER-MASTER, an inferior officer appointed by the master of a ship of war to assist the mates in their several duties; as stowing the ballast and provisions in the hold, coiling the cables on their platforms, overlooking the steerage of the ship, and keeping the time by the watch-glasses.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 226, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/1014.html