ship's cousin

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ship 's cousin (plural ship's cousins)

(obsolete, nautical, slang) an esteemed or preferred passenger aboard ship.
- 1876, James Fenimore Cooper, “The Pioneers”, in The Pioneers, Houghton Mifflin:
  "You're a ship's cousin, I tell ye, Master Doo-but-little," roared the steward; "some such matter as a ship's cousin, sir.."

References

Breverton, Terry (2004). "ship's cousin." from the pirate dictionary.

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