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The Sailor's Word-Book / An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. — W. H. Smyth

The Sailor's Word-Book / An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.

W. H. Smyth

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 1136 pages

The Sailor's Word-Book is an alphabetical reference work on nautical language, gathering maritime, military and scientific terms and archaisms of early voyagers. Compiled by Admiral W. H. Smyth and revised by Sir E. Belcher, it opens a window into the speech and practical knowledge of seafaring life. It rewards anyone curious about how sailors named sea, ships and weather.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. THE SAILOR'S WORD-BOOK:
  2. ADMIRAL W. H. SMYTH, K.S.F., D.C.L., &c.
  3. VICE-ADMIRAL SIR E. BELCHER, K.C.B., &c. &c.
  4. THE EDITOR'S PREFACE.
  5. INTRODUCTION.
  6. A DIGEST OF SEA TERMS AND PHRASES. A.
  7. B.
  8. C.
  9. D.
  10. E.
  11. F.
  12. G.
  13. H.
  14. I.
  15. J.
  16. K.
  17. L.
  18. M.
  19. N.
  20. O.
  21. P.
  22. Q.
  23. R.
  24. S.
  25. T.
  26. U.
  27. V.
  28. W.
  29. X.
  30. Y.

and 2 more chapters

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