midship frame

The frame at the midship or largest section of a ve el. mid-ship-man, s. [Eng. midship; -man.] 1. In the U. S. Navy : The naval cadet whose duty it formerly was to render such service as was required of him by the various officers on the ship, such as carrying me ages, . 2. In the British Navy: The highest in rank of the petty officers in the English navy. Before being appointed to this rank he must have served at least one year as a cadet, and have pa ed the prescribed examinations. After six years' service, and the pa ing of further examinations, he is promoted to the rank of sub-lieutenant. He receives instruction, literary and profe ional, on board, and his special duties are to pa on the orders of the superior officers to the men, and to superintend the carrying out of them. "[The] schoolboy midshipman that, standing by, Strains his shrill pipe as good or ill betides." Byron: Childe Harold, ii. 18. 3. Zool.: An American sea-fish allied to the toadfish and known as of the genus Por ichthys. midshipman's-butter, s. Bot.: The fruit of Persea gratis sima. fate, făt, färe, amidst, what, fall, "Stonden in water to midside ."-Reliq. Antiq . , i. 222. midst, *middes, *mid-dest, *myd-dest, s., a. & adv . [Properly middes , as in "in middes the se; s is the adverbial affix.] A. As subst .: The middle. "And when the devil had thrown him in the midst , he came out of him."- Luke iv. 35. *B. Asadj .: Middle. *C. As adv. In the middle. "On earth join all ye creatures to extol Him first, Him last, Him midst , and without end." Milton: P. L., v. 165. (1) In the midst of : Among; surrounded by or involved in. (2) In our , your , their midst : In the midst of (or amongst) us, you, them. midst, prep. [A contraction of amidst (q. v.).] Amidst, amongst, in the middle of. "They left me midst my enemies." Shakesp.: Henry VI., Pt . I. , 1. 2. mid-stream, s. [Eng. mid, a., and stream.] The middle of a stream.