a. (Naut.) Having a deep waist, as when, in a ship, the poop and forecastle are much elevated above the deck. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. (Naut.) Having a flush deck, or with only a moderate depression amidships; -- said of a vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having a short waist. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Naut.) A seaman, usually a green hand or a broken-down man, stationed in the waist of a vessel of war. R. H. Dana, Jr. [ 1913 Webster ]