pannikin-boss

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

or Pannikin-overseer

,n.

The term is applied colloquially to a man on astation, whose position is above that of the ordinarystation-hand, but who has no definite position of authority, oris only a `boss' or overseer in a small way.

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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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pannikin-overseer
See pannikin-boss ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
Little Boss Alley
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Boss Lane, Thames Street
See Boss Alley. ...

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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.