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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Beavis, Bill, author.     Subjects     English language -- Etymology.     Naval art and science -- Terminology.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Beavis, Bill, author.       by title:      Salty dog talk : the...         MARC Display

Salty dog talk : the nautical origins of everyday expressions / Bill Beavis & Richard G. McCloskey. by Beavis, Bill, author. London : Adlard Coles Nautical, 2014. Subjects English language -- Etymology.   Naval art and science -- Terminology. ISBN:  9781472907981 (pbk.) 1472907981 (pbk.) Description:  96 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm Requests:  0 Summary:  Most of us never realize how many words and expressions used in everyday English have a fascinating nautical origin. This charming pocketbook explains the practical ship-board beginnings of over 200 such phrases-colorful, bizarre and surprising-and how they came ashore.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 422 Beavis Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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