Sat, 19 Jan 2008
A source for O'Brian's "Master and Commander"
From the 1797 Encyclopedia Britannica (and perhaps other editions?), v.17 pt.1 S, page 202, in the entry for "SEAMANSHIP":
Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ... By Colin MacFarquhar, George Gleig
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