- brassbounder
- brass·bound·er
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brassbounder
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brassbounder — ˈbrȧsˈbau̇ndə(r) noun Etymology: so called from the gold binding on the uniform : a boy bound as a cadet or apprentice on a British merchant ship who is given for a premium paid by the parents certain privileges not allowed to the common sailors … Useful english dictionary
Berkshire Theatre Festival — Infobox Theatre name = Berkshire Theatre Festival caption = Berkshire Theatre Festival Logo address = city = Stockbridge, Massachusetts country = United States designation = latitude = longitude = architect = owner = Non profit Organization… … Wikipedia
he that would go to sea for pleasure, would go to hell for a pastime — A sailors’ proverb. 1899 A. J. BOYD Shellback viii. Shentlemens vot goes to sea for pleasure vould go to hell for pastime. 1910 D. W. BONE Brassbounder xxvi. He gave a half laugh and muttered the old formula about ‘the man who would go to sea for … Proverbs new dictionary
