purser’s pump n.
in naut. use, a telescope.
 | ‘The Saucy Hell-Cat and the Indiaman’ in Lloyd’s Companion 19 Sept. 2/4: [B]ringing his ‘purser’s pump’ (i.e., a telescope) Into conjunction with his visual organ, brought it to bear. |
in naut. use, a telescope.
| ‘The Saucy Hell-Cat and the Indiaman’ in Lloyd’s Companion 19 Sept. 2/4: [B]ringing his ‘purser’s pump’ (i.e., a telescope) Into conjunction with his visual organ, brought it to bear. |