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Reprinted from On Deck! The webzine of the Navy & Marine Living History Association ... Cape Horn fever ... Damage his pepper box...
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Nautical Terms and Phrases... Their Meaning and Origin ... Tar, a slang term for a Sailor, has been in use since at least 1676. The term "Jack tar" was used by the 1780s. Early Sailors wore overalls and broad-brimmed hats made of tar-impregnated fabric called tarpaulin cloth.
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www.history.navy.mil/trivia/trivia03.htm
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blow-boater n. Powerboat owners are habitually dismissive of sailors as preppy, penurious or just plain nerds, referring to them as “blow-boaters” or “snailboaters.” [English Nautical Derogatory Slang] [full cite] (Oct.
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www.doubletongued.org/index.php/dictionary/citecats/C25...
www.doubletongued.org/index.php/dictionary/citecats/C255/
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This process, called ocean ranching, has resulted in high returns of adult salmon, which has actually helped to stabilize the inconsistent life cycles of wild salmon. [English Agriculture Nautical] [full cite] (Jan. ... How much underworld slang is still used from 80 years ago? (10/27)
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www.doubletongued.org/index.php/dictionary/citecats/C255/P60/
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List of common nautical terms and slang ... Tinned Condensed Milk, probably from Liverpool slang. Normally watered down to resemble fresh milk before frozen homogenized milk was available.
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www.bluestarline.org/nautical_terms_1.htm
www.bluestarline.org/nautical_terms_1.htm
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Popular acronyms, too, have become so regular in their usage as to now permanently reside in the arsenal of sailor slang. The English Royal Navy and, distantly, the Royal Navy of New Zealand have been integral in the formation of them. ... If nautical nonsense be something you wish, then hop on the deck and flop like a...
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www.northbynorthwestern.com/2008/09/11721/galactic-topo...
www.northbynorthwestern.com/2008/09/11721/galactic-topography-and-the-evolution-of-nautical-slang/
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The Nautical Origins in some common expressions ... THE NAUTICAL ORIGINS of; Some Common Expressions; ... Currently means in all cases or in any case. From the nautical: by meaning into the wind and large meaning with the wind: as in, "By and Large the ship handled very well."
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www.fortogden.com/nauticalterms.html
www.fortogden.com/nauticalterms.html
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Wafi: Wind Assisted Fucking Idiots--nautical term used by skippers of motor boats to describe sailors. Example: We would have been here sooner but some Wafi had to be rescued. ... webonics: Internet Slang. See Weblish. Example: I didn't understand half of her e-mail. It was almost entirely in webonics.
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www.slangsite.com/slang/W.html
www.slangsite.com/slang/W.html
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Almanac (Nautical) - Annual publication of astronomical data for the use of navigators. ... Armstrong Patent - Slang expression to indicate that a ship was not fitted with any mechanical aids, and that all the work of the ship had to be done with the strong arms of the crew.
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