Cover of Ship to shore

Ship to shore

by Jeans, Peter D.

1993 425 pages eng

Language and linguistics Naval art and science Figures of speech Sailing Seafaring life Terms and phrases Sailors Etymology Ships Language Dictionaries English language

This book uncovers the nautical origins of words used in everyday speech.

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