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Yam
| Глоссарий морской лексики и терминологии (английский язык) |
The tubers of the dioscorea sativa, and others; a valuable vegetable on long voyages. d. aculeata frequently produces tubers 3 feet long, and weighing 30 lbs. also, the west india word for food; “toko for yam,” the negro`s punishment—blows but no food.
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Frequently, английский
Frecuentemente
Punishment, английский
- The execution of the sentence against an offender, as awarded by a court-martial, or adjudged by a superior officer.
- Rules of conduct and penalties for flouting them are essential to all forms of society, especially so in ships at sea, which were historically independent of land-based authority, giving ship captains unfettered power over their crews. the earliest extant english-language laws and punishments are the ordinances or usages of the sea promulgated in 1190 by richard lionheart (who himself spoke little or no english) for the english crusader fleet. in part, these stated: he who kills a man on shipboard, shall be bound to
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Yards apeek, английский
When they are topped, so as to resemble st. andrew`s cross; it is done as a token of mourning, or for convenience when vessels lie alongside of each other, as in the docks.
Yacht club, royal, английский
An institution embodied by a number of noblemen and gentlemen about the year 1820, to which certain privileges are attached. it was originally established at cowes, but several ports, as well as the thames, have their special clubs, and similar privileges.
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