Monkey-island
noun, Nautical Slang.
1.
a flying bridge on top of a pilothouse or chart house.
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noun 1. a short, close-fitting jacket or coat, formerly worn by sailors. noun 1. a short close-fitting jacket, esp a waist-length jacket similar to a mess jacket noun phrase [fr the fact that monkey was a nautical term for anything small, in this case a short, informal jacket as distinct from a formal frock coat; […]
- Monkey-monk
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- Monkey-link
noun 1. . noun 1. a chain link for joining two lengths of chain, having a split in one end so that it can be opened to receive other links and then closed again.
- Monkey-nut
noun, Slang. 1. a peanut. noun 1. (Brit) another name for a peanut
- Monkey orange
noun an African tree and its spherical edible fruit; also called kaffir orange , klapper