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green man † Esp. Nfld 
See 1964 quote.
See also: green hand (def. 2)
- 1832 . . . one-third, or at least one-fourth, of the men employed . . . were "green men," or men who were never before at sea; and by this trade they [the French] bred up from 4000 to 6000 seamen annually.
- 1964 Youngster. An immigrant apprentice to the fishery, or "green man."
- 1965 An attempt was made by English ordinances in 1670 to enforce the long-standing custom of annually introducing "green men" to the [Newfoundland] fishery and ensuring their return to England where they would be available for the purposes of the navy.
- 1832 . . . one-third, or at least one-fourth, of the men employed . . . were "green men," or men who were never before at sea; and by this trade they [the French] bred up from 4000 to 6000 seamen annually.