单词 | starbolin |
释义 | starbolinn. Nautical. Now chiefly in historical contexts. A member of the starboard watch (see starboard watch n. at starboard n., adj., and adv. Compounds). Frequently in plural: the starboard watch collectively. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > [noun] > crew > watch > sailor of starboard watch starbolin1749 1749 J. Kirkpatrick Sea-piece: Canto II 9 (note) Starbowlings and Larbowlings. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Transl. French Terms Tribordais, starbowlines; a cant term for the starboard-watch. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast v. 10 The cry of ‘All starbowlines ahoy!’ summoned our watch on deck. 1868 H. W. Longfellow John Endicott iv. i, in New-Eng. Trag. 65 Ask that starbowline with the boat-hook there. 1928 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 5 Aug. (Mag.) 5/4 See what your starbowlines can do, eh? 2008 E. Chupack Silver iii. 133 They scan the horizon as sharply as the best starbolin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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