Add to ORKGfore- prefixThe planter, very early in the month of May, proceeds to ship both his boat's crew and his shore crew. He generally commands the boat himself, and his title is skipper. He requires two men with him. One is called midshipman, because his station is the middle of the boat; the other man is called the fore-shipman, because his station is forward. The fore-shipman is sometimes called captain; but the captain of a fishing-boat is the cook. The captain is frequently a youngster.PRINTED ITEM DNE-citGMS Aug 74Used I and SupUsed IUsed