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The Seafaring Dictionary: Terms, Idioms and Legends of the Past and Present

Terms, Idioms and Legends of the Past and Present

by David S.T. Blackmore

2009·392 pages
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9780786442669

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"This book is an alphabetical compendium of more than 9000 nautical terms taken from numerous dictionaries, glossaries and other sources of nautical terminology, including volumes on nautical customs and traditions, ghost ships, paranormal maritime events, sea serpents, and marine monsters. An appendix discusses real and speculative sea monsters"--Provided by publisher.

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