{"product_id":"9781800750654","title":"A Dictionary of Naval Slang","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  O'Driscoll, Gerald, Humphreys, Richard \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHumour collections \u0026amp; anthologies\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4 November 2021 by Swift Press in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 224 pages\u003cbr\u003e135 x 205 x 15 | 206g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor centuries the sailors of the Royal Navy have been famous for their colourful language. Trapped aboard leaky ships and creaking vessels for months, sometimes years, on end, the crews developed a peculiar language all of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVeteran sailor Gerald O’Driscoll celebrated the Royal Navy's heydey and preserved its unique language in this hilarious and fascinating collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking the reader from 'Acting green' all the way to 'Water-rat', A Dictionary of Naval Slang is a treasury of naval argot, jargon, lingo and cant, and a window on the lost world of living on the high seas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1943, this modern gift edition comes with a foreword by author and former Royal Navy submariner Richard Humphreys.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClampy - Nickname for the owner of very large feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGutzkrieg - A pain in the stomach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRum-fiend - As the term implies, a man who is a glutton for rum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScaly-back - A veteran; one who has been too long in the navy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTin-eye - Nickname given to anyone who sports a monocle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWall-flower - Scathing reference to any ship which remains moored to a dockyard wall for a long period.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43924669464835,"sku":"9781800750654","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781800750654_a24d0467-afeb-424b-ad05-e0e00e191a70.jpg?v=1731408716","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.pro\/products\/9781800750654","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}