Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-11-18
OF THE SAILOR
The Lingo That Is Used by Uncle
Sans BIuejacketS.
MANY QUAINT EXPRESSIONS.

The Men-of-war's Man May &c
~Snowdisser7 or a "Sloper," but He
Uses the Language of Every Other
Sailor.
There is a language that is neither
English nor American. down east nor
southern. western nor Yankee. II IS
Just sailors lingo.
No matter what part Of the country
may be the birthplace OF a blueiacket
or what his language at home. sooner
or later he uses the language of every
other sailor
To the civilian a conversation be-
tween two biuejackets about his lie
on ShiDboard is hardly Ineligible. The
other day on the water front two sail
ors were overheard talking. says the
San Francisco Bulletin.
ooh, he's nothing but 4 beach comb
-. lie was run UP for breaking It once
on1 got sent 10 the pie wagon said
one ~ them.
II heard he got six months and q bob
before he come here" replied the other.
y small boy standing near asked
what all those things meant The sail
o-s were IN a good humor and ex
planned
Beach comber.' lad? Why. that's
fellow who hangs around saloon
ashore and never wants to wor.,
breaking e. IS staying overtime cd
shore. and run up IS brought o. tle
mast for 00enses. Tho pie wagon is
the place whore they put prisoners. and
six months and bob Is sentenced O.,
six months In prison and given d.
+ honorable discharge"
There are many other terms and ex-
presSions that 10 not show their mean
Ing on the surface.
\ rookie IS q recruit. = man VII,
ships over" enlists aSain. 4 man WHO
IS on the report for mast call Is down
for a chance" Canned beef is known
as canned While" and Il bottle Of
liquor IS dog" All things lost on
shlphoard are put in room called tie
/ lucky bag" IN honorable dischar-,
/ Is - big ticket" and deSe-tion nv n
sailor is Jumped" When the mail ar
/ rives on board and IS ready for dist-i
/ button 'mailo" IS the cry which carries
| the news. y ships carpenter is Gallo I
I chips" coppcrSmith 'coDpcrs." r
/ blacksmith "llacky" and the chief ~
/ the engineering department ''the chief 90
/ When 4 ship IS travelling at sea IL IS
f "SeaSoing." and If it hurrieS II is "mal-
/ Ing knots" y prison on shore is a
/ stone frigate.' Whom 4 man IS dis
F rated u 4 lower rating he is "bustct.' 80
f when lie deserts and voluntarily gives
I himself up within q period 10 six
/ months he * = StraSSler: whom DE IS
F sitting next the dealer On q friend,~
f game % draw lac Is .urlcr OIL,
+ gum when he is continually cratm =
T the naval regulations he has swallow
+ ed the blue book" and when le tlinh =
I be knows more about the blu, book
/ than the captain he is a sea LAWYER"
Pipe down" means IN American
/ slang shut up" Put in his oar" *
butt in" shove of. Jack is hint
I 10 move on. When a man is diShou-
orabiy discharged he gets a "straIelr
F kick y sailor who draws more pay
f draws more water" One who talks
/ too much elbows of at n low pressure. 90
Wednesday, afternoon. when the GROW
/ overhaul their clothing IS "copc yarl
/ Sunday" ANY part Of The United
/ States is called Gods country" anu
the man from the eastern coast IS a
I "snowdigger" while his brother TAR
F from The west is called "slopcr" Th,
4 duty Of calling the men in the moruin .
/ fails 70 the master at arms. and he
says show leg" or "rise up and
shine" When a man has hal I'D
night watch and gets UP i'm the morn
inS with q Eood appetite * is "aIl
/ night in and beans for breakfast"
one Of the more familiar sea- terms
( is caught a crab" meaning caught an
/ oar in the water. When sailor has
] several euliStments 20 his credit he is
\ called ~ sen dog or IAN old salt"
y gentle hint from one sailor 10 an.
/ other chat ne does not believe some
thing which is being told to him is tel
/ II TO q marine" To re-eulist is IN
"slip over" and when more than half
/ the enlistment is In q sailor is "goin
] u.