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Brewer's: Lenson
As much akin as Lenson hill to Pilsen pin; i.e. not at all. Lenson hill and Pilsen pin are two high hills in Dorsetshire, called by sailors the Cow and Calf. Out at sea they look like one…Brewer's: Green Hands
(a nautical phrase). Inferior sailors, also called boys. A crew is divided into (1) Able seamen; (2) Ordinary seamen; and (3) Green hands or boys. The term “boys” has no reference to age…Brewer's: Catted
The anchor hung on the cathead, a piece of timber outside the ship to which the anchor is hung to keep it clear of the ship. “The decks were all life and commotion; the sailors on the…Brewer's: Crimp of Death
(A). A thief-catcher. A crimp is a decoy, especially of soldiers and sailors. (See above.) Here lie three crimps of death, knocked down by Fate, Of justice the staunch blood-hounds, too,…Brewer's: Cringle
(Tom). An excellent sailor character in the naval story by Michael Scott, called Tom Cringle's Log, first published in Blackwood's Magazine. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Devil's Daughter's Portion
(The). The saying is - Deal, Dover, and Harwich, The devil gave with his daughter in marriage, xs because of the scandalous impositions practised in these seaports on sailors and…Brewer's: Dog-vane
(A). A cockade. “Dog-vane is a term familiarly applied to a cockade.” —Smyth: Sailors' Word-book. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Dog-watchDog-star A B C…Brewer's: Black Strap
Bad port wine. A sailor's name for any bad liquor. In North America, “Black-strap” is a mixture of rum and molasses, sometimes vinegar is added. “The seething blackstrap was pronounced…Brewer's: The Andrew Macs
(The) The crew of H.M.S. Andromache. Similarly, the Bellerophon was called by English sailors “Billy ruffian,” and the Achilles the “Ash heels.” (See Beefeater etc.) Source: Dictionary of…Brewer's: Argonauts
The sailors of the ship Argo. Apollonios of Rhodes wrote an epic poem on the subject. (Greek, argonaus.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894ArgosyArgo A B C…Trending
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