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assistants were known as "Jack-in-the-dust", referring to the dusty atmosphere in the bread storeroom (called the "bread-room") created by issuing quantities of flour and dried biscuit.
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The US naval rating was discontinued in the late 19th century, but the term survived as a formal title until
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Jack Tar and the Baboon Watch: A Guide to Curious Nautical Knowledge for Landlubbers and Sea Lawyers Alike
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Other names used for Jack of the dust were "Breadroom Jack", "Dusty Boy", "Dips", and "Jack Dusty".
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A Sea of Words: A Lexicon and Companion to the Complete Seafaring Tales of Patrick O'Brian
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Feeding Nelson's Navy: The True Story of Food at Sea in the Georgian Era
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Navy Supply Corps
Culinary specialist
Royal Navy
purser's
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A Sea of Words: A Lexicon and Companion to the Complete Seafaring Tales of Patrick O'Brian
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978-1-4532-3830-1
Feeding Nelson's Navy: The True Story of Food at Sea in the Georgian Era
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978-1-86176-288-7
Under Fire with Farragut: The Signal Boy's Story
Jack Tar and the Baboon Watch: A Guide to Curious Nautical Knowledge for Landlubbers and Sea Lawyers Alike
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978-0-07-182401-9
"A Day of Eating on Wasp Starts With the Jack Of the Dust"
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