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Matross

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) Formerly, in the British service, a gunner or a gunner's mate; one of the soldiers in a train of artillery, who assisted the gunners in loading, firing, and sponging the guns.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Matross'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/matross.html. 1828.