See jobation.
·noun A rehearsal of a lesson. II. Lecture ·vt To read or deliver a lecture to. III. Lecture ·vi T...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun A cottage or small house; a hut. II. Cabin ·noun A small room; an inclosed place. III. Cabin...
A room or compartment partitioned off in a ship, where the officers and passengers reside. In a man-...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A woman who scolds her husband when in bed, is said to read him a curtain lecture. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
A round scolding bout. ...
A boy whose duty is to attend and serve the officers and passengers in the cabin. ...
A companion, when two occupy a cabin furnished with two bed-places. ...