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matelot definition

mate·lot (mat′lō′, mat′ə lō′)

noun

Chiefly Brit. sailor (sense )

Etymology: Fr: see matelote

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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