sea-songn.
A song such as is sung by sailors. Also figurative.
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1659 Lady Alimony iii. iii. sig. F4 (stage direct.) The Sea-Song.
1815 (title) [C.] Dibdin's humorous budget of sea-songs.
1859 Ld. Lytton Thoughts at Sunset in Wanderer ii With a sea-song in mine ears Of the bronzen buccaniers.
1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island i. i. 2 Then breaking out in that old sea-song that he sang so often afterwards.
1944 E. Blunden Shells by Stream 31 The wind may sing his sea-song later In your review as he will in mine.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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n.1659- to cradle into
- to cramp in
- to cramp one's style
- to cramp up
- to crane one's head
- to crank down
- to crank in
- to crap around
- to crap on
- to crap one's pants
- to crap oneself
- to crap out
- to crap up
- to crape it
- to crash the gate
- to crash with the teeth
- to crave in aid
- to crave leave
- to crave leave to differ
- to crave pardon
- to crave to differ
- to craw it
- to craw out
- to crawl back into the woodwork
- to crawl into the woodwork