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24th March 2021, 12:46 PM
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Sea farers' language
I don't mean bad language, no, things that would
be double dutch to shore fellas for example
Tabnabs, Rosie, Farmer, blackpan & bell breakfast
Tiger and Sougie I'm sure you can all think of
many more could be fun
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24th March 2021, 09:48 PM
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Ok bit like a Quiz, Tabnab = sandwich cake, biscuit. Rosie= tea urn, Farmer= 3rd element of watchkeeping. blackpan & bell breakfast will guess either grey funnel line or steward related, Tiger= Captains steward, Sougie= washing bulkheads etc. The following is my contribution Dobie=wahing clothes, sparky= radio operator,Lampy=Bosuns mate, nozzer or peggy= first tripper,Truck= top of Mast.
Anyway thanks for the opportunity. Roger
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24th March 2021, 09:56 PM
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Yes memories, schooner rigged, head worker, tail end charlie, dogs leg, also known by another name,, still thinking, kt
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24th March 2021, 09:59 PM
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Scouse Liverpudlian
Mush Southampton Lad (Meaning Mate or Friend)
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24th March 2021, 10:10 PM
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Burgo-Porridge, Pig in a blanket,-sausage rolls.
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24th March 2021, 10:43 PM
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Haven't we had a similar thread before, it was quite exhaustive, especially when we started throwing tech bits in. But my wife soon learned what these were, bulkhead, deck, deckhead, ceiling, striker, dogs cock, smoko, give me a shoiut at ?? rosy, and lots more.
And just for Victoria - Shore Bosun
Last edited by Ivan Cloherty; 24th March 2021 at 11:12 PM.
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24th March 2021, 10:52 PM
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25th March 2021, 03:12 AM
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25th March 2021, 12:01 PM
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Dropped a goolie, should be a 7 bell breakfast, I had a trash bin
as a rosie, but rosie lee tea accepted.
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25th March 2021, 12:11 PM
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Re: Sea farers' language

Originally Posted by
Des Taff Jenkins
Dogs leg= a Fitch.
Des
Yer memory slipping a bit there Des, unless you've mistyped
A dogsleg is an angled brush either round or flat
a Fitch is a small flat brush with sloping bristles, normally used for decorative work, plus plimsolls and draught mark edges if you had a pernickety mate.
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