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[UK] F.C. Bowen Sea Sl. 7: Banzai Party, a party of naval men going ashore for a spree.
at banzai, n.
[UK] F.C. Bowen Sea Sl.
at carry the can (for) (v.) under can, n.1
[UK] F.C. Bowen Sea Sl. 56: Gannet, a greedy seaman.
at gannet, n.
[UK] F.C. Bowen Sea Sl. 64: Hard Horse, A. A tyrannical officer.
at hard horse (n.) under hard, adj.
[UK] F.C. Bowen Sea Sl.
at parish rig (n.) under parish, n.
[UK] F.C. Bowen Sea Sl.
at rhubarb, n.3
[UK] F.C. Bowen Sea Sl. 114: Round the bend, an old naval term for anybody who is mad.
at round the bend (adj.) under round the..., phr.
[UK] F.C. Bowen Sea Sl.
at Scowegian, n.
[UK] F.C. Bowen Sea Sl. 133: Stodge, food, generally used in the gunroom only.
at stodge, n.
[UK] F.C. Bowen Sea Sl. 153: Wogs, lower class Babu shipping clerks on the Indian coast.
at wog, n.1
[UK] W. Granville Sea Sl.
at Aberdeen cutlet, n.
[UK] W. Granville Sea Sl. 114: Grub spoiler. A naval cook.
at grub-spoiler (n.) under grub, n.2
[UK] W. Granville Sea Slang 23: Baby’s head. A meat pudding (Lower deck) It is round and bald.
at baby’s head (n.) under baby, n.
[UK] W. Granville Sea Slang of 20th Century 28: beach-cadger. An ex-seaman tramp who haunts the foreshore at a seaside resort.
at beach-cadger (n.) under beach, n.
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