Chicken on a Raft = Fried Egg on Toast Jimmy = Jimmy-the-One = 1st lieutenant Comic Cuts = Orders (possibly QR&AI ?), (originally WWI British Army jargon for Divisional Orders) Dabtoes = seamen (not specialist ratings) Dustmen = Engine Room specialist ratings (originally stokers) middle, forenoon = watches Whalin' crew = Whaler's Crew / Whaler = Ship's boat pusser = purser
(Donny-B I'm not sure about)
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