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An Ocean of Words: A Dictionary of Nautical Words and Phrases | 
 enlarge | Author: Peter D. Jeans
Publisher: Birch Lane Press
Category: Book
List Price: $15.95
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Sales Rank: 1732380
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Carol Pub. Group Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 180
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 6.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 1559724501
Dewey Decimal Number: 422.03
EAN: 9781559724500
ASIN: 1559724501
Publication Date: November 1998
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From hardy Nantucket whalers to Elizabethan sea dogs, from grizzled fishermen in Nova Scotia to the crews of clipper ships, the men who made their living on the sea left as part of their legacy a remarkable contribution to the English language. An astonishing variety of words, sayings, and idiomatic expressions are explained in alphabetically organized entries in this authoritative and entertaining work. Illustrations .
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