sideboy (English, noun)
expansion: sideboy (plural sideboys)
Senses:
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: One of an even-numbered group of seamen posted in two rows on the quarterdeck when a visiting dignitary boards or leaves the ship, historically to help (or even hoist) him aboard.
glosses: A small dresser; a drinks cabinet.
tags: US
colloquial
Forms:
form: sideboys
tags: plural