A charming etymology for all salty-minded people. Explains the fascinating ship-board beginnings of over 200 words and expressions, with the author's own delightful cartoons.

Salty dog talk: The nautical origins of everyday expressions

Humor & Entertainment

Beavis, Bill

Humor

GRANADA

Bows Amidships

Sports & Outdoors

A. Coles

Modern Rope Seamanship: Synthetic and Natural Fibres

Engineering & Transportation

Jarman, Colin

Engineering

A C Black Publishers Ltd

McKay's Smart seamanship: An illustrated handbook : handling yourself and your boat safely and successfully

McKay

Most of us never realise 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 - colourful, bizarre and surprising - and how they came ashore. 'Good fun' Yachts and Yachting 'Entertaining, informative, educational and lots of fun' Multihull International

Salty Dog Talk : The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions

McCloskey, Richard G.

Reference

A&C Black

Knots & Splices is the bestselling truly pocket-sized book on rope and wire work, splices, and all types of knots, and has been continuously in print for almost 50 years. It has become the basic handbook showing  how to tie the most useful and indispensable knots, bends and splices  and has sold worldwide to sailors, campers, scouts, climbers, fishermen  and outdoors people. Each straightforward explanation of how to achieve the knot or splice is accompanied by clear colour photographs of each stage, making learning easy. Thoroughly revised and updated by Colin Jarman, author of the highly successful Knots in Use for sailors, this book is essential for anyone interested in learning how to tie knots simply and quickly.

Knots and Splices

Business & Money

Lee, Roger

Day, Cyrus L.

Peyton, Mike (Photog.)

Industries

Clinton Corners, NY: John de Graff, Inc.

Book by Jarman, Colin, Beavis, Bill

Modern Rope Seamanship

International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press

Salty Dog Talk: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions

Words, Language & Grammar

Sheridan House

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 &amp; its traditions--landlubbers, boaters, historians, linguists.

McCloskey, Richard

Dictionaries & Thesauruses

Adlard Coles

Howorth, Michael

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