2) midshipman. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1. abbr. Midn. A student training to be a commissioned naval officer, especially a student at a naval academy. 2. Any of various fishes of the genus Porichthys, having...

3) Guineapig (A). Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898
...A midshipman. A guineapig is neither a pig nor a native of Guinea; so a middy is neither a sailor nor an officer. 1 "He had a letter from the captain of the Indiaman,...

4) Sailor King. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898
...William IV. of England; who entered the navy as midshipman in 1779, and was made Lord High Admiral in 1827. (1765, 1830-1837.) 1...

5) Midn. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...midshipman...

6) middy. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Inflected forms: pl. midˇdies1. Informal A midshipman. 2. A middy blouse....

7) Fox, Gustavus Vasa. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Fox, Gustavus Vasa, 1821-83, American naval officer, b. Saugus, Mass. Appointed a midshipman in 1838, he resigned from the navy in 1856 but in Apr., 1861, at the...

8) Porter, David. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Porter, David, 1780-1843, American naval officer, b. Boston. Appointed a midshipman in 1798, he served in the West Indies and in the war with Tripoli. In 1803 his...

9) Winslow, John Ancrum. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Winslow, John Ancrum, 1811-73, American naval officer, b. Wilmington, N.C. Appointed a midshipman in 1827, he served in the Mexican War and was commissioned commander...

10) Buchanan, Franklin. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Franklin, (byooka´nn) (KEY) , 1800-1874, American naval officer, b. Baltimore. Appointed a midshipman in 1815, Buchanan rose to be a commander in 1841. He was chief...