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[US] ‘Bainbridge’s Tid-Re I’ Jack Tar’s Songster 17: Our gunner [...] touched off our Yankee barkers so neatly in time, that slap dab every shot struck her somewhere.
at barker, n.1
[US] ‘Bainbridge’s Tid-Re I’ Jack Tar’s Songster 15: Now Johnny Bull, / All canvas full, / Bore down upon us cheerily, O.
at John Bull, n.1
[US] ‘Bainbridge’s Tid-Re I’ in Jack Tar’s Songster 17: Our gunner [...] touched off our Yankee barkers so neatly in time, that slap dab every shot struck her somewhere.
at slap-dab, adv.
[US] ‘Poor Jack’ in Jack Tar’s Songster 6: If to old Davey I should go [...] You will never hear of me more.
at go to Davy Jones’s locker (v.) under Davy Jones’s locker, n.
[US] ‘Tom Bowling’ Jack Tar’s Songster 50: For tho’ his body’s under hatches, / His soul has gone aloft.
at under (the) hatches, adj.
[US] ‘Captain Jones’ Victory’ in Jack Tar’s Songster 102: Our shot flew so hot that they could not stand us long.
at hot, adv.
[US] ‘Bainbridge’s Tid-Re I’ Jack Tar’s Songster 15: They sent him pills in plenty, O.
at pill, n.
[US] ‘Bainbridge’s Tid-Re I’ in Jack Tar’s Songster 16: We plug’d her hull.
at plug, v.1
[US] ‘Bainbridge’s Tid-Re I’ in Jack Tar’s Songster 16: O, swamp it, if you had only seen how we plumped her [...] and how our grape-shot rattled in at her port-holes.
at plump, v.
[US] ‘Bainbridge’s Tid-Re I’ in Jack Tar’s Songster 16: We could hardly hear anything for the rotten noise.
at rotten, adj.
[US] ‘Poor Jack’ in Jack Tar’s Songster 5: Go patter to lubbers and swabs, do ye see, / ’Bout danger, and fear and the like.
at swab, n.
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