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Not Enough Room to Swing a Cat Not Enough Room to Swing a Cat

'As the crow flies', 'chunder', 'cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey', 'three sheets to the wind' - many terms like these are used in everyday English language conversation and writing. But how many landlubbers know that they derive from naval slang or know what the phrase originally referred to? The navy is famous for its traditions, quirks and nuances. It is distinctly different to wider society and nowhere is this more evident than in language. Presenting terminology thematically, this book provides a compilation of naval slang throughout the world, from terms relating to ship-handling and seamanship through to food and drink, discipline and insults.

Martin Robson (Author)
Pub Date: 20 Aug 2008
Hardback 144pp

 
 
Not Enough Room to Swing a Cat Not Enough Room to Swing a Cat

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