Ship to shore : a dictionary of everyday words and phrases derived from the sea
Jeans, Peter D.1998
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Our seafaring heritage has profoundly influenced the development of English as a living language. This book celebrates the rich legacy of marine metaphor and idiom, telling the story of how nautical terms evolved into common usage.
Main title:
Ship to shore : a dictionary of everyday words and phrases derived from the sea / Peter D. Jeans ; illustrated by Ross H. Shardlow.
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Imprint:
Oxford : Clio, 1998.
Collation:
450p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: Santa Barbara, Calif.; Oxford: ABC-Clio, 1993.
ISBN:
9781851093212 (pbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
164998
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