landing waiter

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landing waiter - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Landing \Land"ing\, a.
     Of, pertaining to, or used for, setting, bringing, or going,
     on shore.
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     Landing charges, charges or fees paid on goods unloaded
        from a vessel.
  
     Landing net, a small, bag-shaped net, used in fishing to
        take the fish from the water after being hooked.
  
     Landing stage, a floating platform attached at one end to a
        wharf in such a manner as to rise and fall with the tide,
        and thus facilitate passage between the wharf and a vessel
        lying beside the stage.
  
     Landing waiter, a customhouse officer who oversees the
        landing of goods, etc., from vessels; a landwaiter.
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