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Codger
| Глоссарий морской лексики и терминологии (английский язык) |
- An easy-going man of regularity. also, a knowing and eccentric hanger-on; one who will not move faster than he pleases.
- This term for an odd or eccentric person, especially one who is old and miserly, was originally a seaman’s name for a lazy or easy-going shipmate who would never move faster than he had to.
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Regularity, английский
Правильность; регулярность; размеренность; равномерность 464 reinforcement ~ of bore правильность расточки отверстия [канала]
Especially, английский
Originally, английский
Первоначально
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Coehorn, английский
A brass mortar, named after the dutch engineer who invented it. it is the smallest piece of ordnance in the service, having a bore of 4-1/2 inches diameter, a length of 1 foot, and a weight of 3/4 cwt. they throw their 12-pounder shells with much precision to moderate distances, and being fixed to wooden beds, are very handy for ships` gangways, launches, &c., afloat, and for advanced trenches, the attack of stockades, &c., ashore.
Cocoa, or chocolate nuts, английский
Commonly so termed. (see cacao.) it is the breakfast food of the navy.
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