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Purre
| Глоссарий морской лексики и терминологии (английский язык) |
A name for the dunlin, tringa alpina, a species of sand-piper frequenting our shores and the banks of rivers in winter.
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Pursue, to, английский
To make all sail in chase.
Purchase a commission, to, английский
A practice in our army, which has been aptly termed the “buying of fetters;” it is the obtaining preferment at regulated prices. at present the total value of a commission in a regiment of infantry of the line ranges from ?450 for an ensigncy, up to ?4540 for a lieutenant-colonelcy, and higher in the other branches of the service.
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