Download or read book An Ocean of Words written by Peter D. Jeans and published by Birch Lane Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From hardy Nantucket whalers to Elizabethan sea dogs, from grizzled fishermen in Nova Scotia to the crews of clipper ships, the men who made their living on the sea left as part of their legacy a remarkable contribution to the English language. An astonishing variety of words, sayings, and idiomatic expressions are explained in alphabetically organized entries in this authoritative and entertaining work. Illustrations.

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Download or read book Dictionary of Nautical Words and Terms written by Cyril Walter Thomas Layton and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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