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Bamboozle, to
| Глоссарий морской лексики и терминологии (английский язык) |
To decoy the enemy by hoisting false colours.
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Banan, английский
(musa paradisiaca). a valuable species of plantain, the fruit of which is much used in tropical climates, both fresh and made into bread. gerarde named it adam`s apple from a notion that it was the forbidden fruit of eden; whilst others supposed it to be the grapes brought out of the promised land by the spies of moses. the spikes of fruit often weigh forty pounds.
Bambo, английский
- An east indian measure of five english pints.
- (bambusa arundinacea). a magnificent articulated cane, which holds a conspicuous rank in the tropics from its rapid growth and almost universal properties:—the succulent buds are eaten fresh and the young stems make excellent preserves. the large stems are useful in agricultural and domestic implements; also in building both houses and ships; in making baskets, cages, hats, and furniture, besides sails, paper, and in various departments of the indian materia medica.
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