Ship to shore
Subtitle: a dictionary of everyday words and phrases derived from the sea
By: Peter D. Jeans ; illustrated by Ross H. Shardlow.
Publisher: ABC-CLIO; ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 425
Subjects: English language -- Etymology -- Dictionaries.; Sailors -- Language -- Dictionaries.; Naval art and science -- Dictionaries.; English language -- Terms and phrases.; Seafaring life -- Dictionaries.; Figures of speech.
Description: This book uncovers the nautical origins of words used in everyday speech.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-383).