midshipman's
Academy trainee's belonging
Midshipman's is the possessive form of midshipman, a naval rank for officer candidates training at sea or at naval academies.
The word appears most often in phrases like midshipman's uniform, midshipman's quarters, or midshipman's examination.
A midshipman's butter is old naval slang for a makeshift spread—typically drippings or fat—improvised when real butter wasn't available.
Temporary difficulty or snag
- knotTied rope fastening
- butterSolid fat from cream
- dirkLong Scottish dagger
- uniformIdentical throughout
berth · quarters · mess · watch · duty · commission · rank · examination
Methodical assessment or review
- mathematicsScience of quantity and structure
- navigationDetermining position and course
- astronomyScience of celestial objects
- trigonometryTriangle angle mathematics
charts · signals · gunnery · instruction · certificate · lessons · studies · practical
hitch
Temporary difficulty or snag
uniform · berth · quarters · mess · watch · duty · commission · rank · examination · cruise
examination
Methodical assessment or review
- mathematicsScience of quantity and structure
- navigationDetermining position and course
- astronomyScience of celestial objects
trigonometry · charts · signals · gunnery · instruction · certificate · lessons · studies · practical · theoretical
toadfish
Scaleless bottom-dwelling marine fish
male · grunt · spawn · bioluminescent · humming · nocturnal · intertidal · eggs · guarding · courtship