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Saltash|ˈsɔːltæʃ|
The name of a fishing-port in Cornwall used attrib. in Saltash luck (occas. catch), a thankless or fruitless task that involves getting wet through. Naut. slang.
1914‘Bartimeus’ Naval Occasions xxiii. 225 One of the securing chains wants tautening... ‘Saltash Luck’ for some one! 1946J. Irving Royal Navalese 149 Saltash luck, a wet and thankless task such as securing up a bower anchor's slips in a seaway with the forecastle streaming with spray. 1962Granville Dict. Sailors' Slang 99/2 Saltash catch or Saltash luck, ‘a wet arse and no fish’. This West Country phrase has long been in use at sea, both in the Royal and Merchant Navies... It is believed to have originated in the lucklessness of fisherman at Saltash near Plymouth who sit on the bridge and catch nothing but the tide. |