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Salty Dog Talk: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions » (Reprint)
Authors: Bill Beavis, Richard G. McCloskey
ISBN-13: 9781574092585, ISBN-10: 1574092588
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Sheridan House, Incorporated
Date Published: August 2007
Edition: Reprint
Author Biography: Bill Beavis
Book Synopsis
A charming etymology for all salty-minded people. Explains the fascinating ship-board beginnings of over 200 words and expressions, with the author's own delightful cartoons.
Table of Contents
Subjects
History
Military History Navy & Naval History
Reference Dictionaries & Thesauri English language -> Dictionaries -> Terms and phrases
Reference English-language Reference English Dictionaries & Thesauri
Reference English-language Reference English Dictionaries & Thesauri - Idioms & Slang
Reference English-language Reference English Etymology
Sports & Adventure Boating & Sailing Sailing - General & Miscellaneous
Sports & Adventure Water Sports Boating & Sailing
Nonfiction History Military History
Nonfiction Reference Dictionaries & Thesauri
Nonfiction Reference English-language Reference
Military History Navy & Naval HistoryReference
Dictionaries & Thesauri English language -> Dictionaries -> Terms and phrasesReference
English-language Reference English Dictionaries & ThesauriReference
English-language Reference English Dictionaries & Thesauri - Idioms & SlangReference
English-language Reference English EtymologySports & Adventure
Boating & Sailing Sailing - General & MiscellaneousSports & Adventure
Water Sports Boating & SailingNonfiction
History Military HistoryNonfiction
Reference Dictionaries & ThesauriNonfiction
Reference English-language Reference