Author: Peter D. Jeans
Publisher: Birch Lane Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
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.
An Ocean of Words
Author: Peter D. Jeans
Publisher: Birch Lane Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Birch Lane Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
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.
The Sailor's Word-book
Author: William Henry Smyth
Publisher: London : Blackie and son
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 836
Book Description
Publisher: London : Blackie and son
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 836
Book Description
Dictionary of Nautical Terms and Phrases
Author: Jules Douady
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
The Overlook Illustrated Dictionary of Nautical Terms
Author: Graham Blackburn
Publisher: Overlook Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
A useful and illustrated reference to nautical terms with more than 2500 alphabetical entries, often cross-referenced.
Publisher: Overlook Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
A useful and illustrated reference to nautical terms with more than 2500 alphabetical entries, often cross-referenced.
Sailing
Author: Henry Beard
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 9780761123873
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Printed in an irresistible new gift format, this pocket dictionary brings new meaning to the things said at sea. The cleverly essential volume defines and illustrates the terms of sailing, from "ahoy" to "zephyr". Drawings throughout.
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 9780761123873
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Printed in an irresistible new gift format, this pocket dictionary brings new meaning to the things said at sea. The cleverly essential volume defines and illustrates the terms of sailing, from "ahoy" to "zephyr". Drawings throughout.
Dictionary of Nautical Words and Terms
Author: C. W. T. Layton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
A Dictionary of Nautical Terms
Author: A. G. Course
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
A Naval Encyclopædia
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 1054
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 1054
Book Description
A Naval Encyclopaedia: Comprising a Dictionary of Nautical Words and Phrases
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 874
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 874
Book Description
Dictionary of Nautical Words and Terms
Author: Cyril Walter Thomas Layton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description