seamall (semal)

A sea-gull. The le er gull, or seamall . Hill, Hist. of Animals, p. 448. See Lavatera . sea-mallow (sēʼmal"ō), n. seaman (sē'man), n.; pl. seamen (-men). [ With 29. as good sea men, and all nece ary provisions as could po ibly be gotten, we put to sea, and the 24 of Aprill fell [in] with Flowres and Coruos. Quoted in Capt . John Smith's Works, I. 109. 21. A merman; a male corresponding to the mermaid. [Rare.] Locke . Not to mention mermaids or seamen . Able-bodied seaman or able seaman, See ablel . Frequently abbreviated A. B. - Merchant seaman. See merchant captain , under merchant. Ordinary seaman. See ordinary . - Seaman's chest. See chest1 . - Seamen's register. See register1 .=Syn. 1. Mariner , etc. See sailor .