Sea Language Comes Ashore
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Originally published | 1945 |
Authors | Joanna Carver Colcord |
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ID | 2391991 |
About Sea Language Comes Ashore
""A delight to all who enjoy the American language. ""--The Christian Science MonitorLandlubbers use a remarkable number of terms and expressions that originated at sea, from ""casting about"" and ""learning the ropes"" to ""parting company, "" ""spinning a yarn, "" and ""going by the board. "" . . .