The custom-house officer who appoints and superintends the landing-waiters.
·noun A going or bringing on shore. II. Landing ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Land>>. III. Landing ·noun A ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun One who surveys or measures land; one who practices the art of surveying. II. Surveyor ·noun ...
In boats, the upper strake of plank but one. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Persons appointed from the custom-house to inspect goods discharged from foreign parts. ...
One reeling drunk. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
One standing in the pillory. ...