SEAMAN

A man brought up to the sea, and capable # of discharging the duties of that life. A complete seaman is called an able seaman, and is rated A. B.; one le competent,an ordinary seaman; and a man fresh from the shore, a landsman. The reader will find in the Com. Diet. full particulars respecting the enrolment, wages, and, in short, all the statistics of seamen. [s. 1119]