subs. (nautical).—A sailor [An eater of LOBSCOUSE (q.v.).
1884. W. C. RUSSELL, Jack’s Courtship, xix. ‘And besides, how many bunks does an old LOBSCOUSER like you want to sleep in?’
1891. W. C. RUSSELL, An Ocean Tragedy, 148. ‘He is superstitious, like most old LOBSCOUSERS, no doubt.’
