English · Idiom Historical

ship's husband

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The agent on land who represents the owners and attends to the repairs, provisioning and other necessaries and expenses of the ship.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đại diện chủ tàu xử lý sửa chữa và cung cấp nhu yếu phẩm

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Family Sea & boats Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “ship's husband” mean?

The agent on land who represents the owners and attends to the repairs, provisioning and other necessaries and expenses of the ship.

Is “ship's husband” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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