Salty Dog Talk: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions

Most of us never realize how many words and expressions used in everyday English have a fascinating nautical origin. This charming pocketbook explains the practical ship-board beginnings of over 200 such phrases--colorful, bizarre and surprising--and how they came ashore. For anyone with an interest in the sea & its traditions--landlubbers, boaters, historians, linguists.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical Press
Published: 12/30/2014
ISBN: 9781472907981
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.16lbs
Size: 7.84h x 5.00w x 0.27d