sea dog
Example Sentences
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"A dog-watch keeps a watching on a bark," said the old Sea-Dog; "and a watch-dog keeps a barking on a watch."
From Davy and The Goblin What Followed Reading 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' by Bensell, Edmund Birckhead
But, after all, it is the whole Sea-Dog war, and not any single battle or campaign, that really made those vast changes in world-history which we enjoy today.
From Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas by Wood, William Charles Henry
As we say now, the chances were five to one against the Sea-Dog ship that went to foreign parts in time of war.
From Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas by Wood, William Charles Henry
Sea-Dog courage counted for much against the Great Armada; but Sea-Dog skill for more.
From Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas by Wood, William Charles Henry
Presently the old Sea-Dog broke into a clumsy canter, like a weary old circus horse, and as he went heavily around the circle he began to explain about the story.
From Davy and The Goblin What Followed Reading 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' by Bensell, Edmund Birckhead
