ocean greyhound
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Globe-girdler Bly, bloomered and veiled, sailed from Hoboken, N. J. on a bow-spritted ocean greyhound, completed her stint in 72� days.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Yes; but a nail in the pilot-house will draw the needle and drive the mightiest ocean greyhound on the rocks with the captain at the wheel dead sure of his course."
From The One Woman by Dixon, Thomas
The impression that the surprising presence of the ocean greyhound made upon Frederick was in a fortissimo scale.
From Atlantis by Seltzer, Adele Szold
It was a perfect day at sea, and so thought the passengers on board the swift ocean greyhound that plowed its way through the quiet waters of the Pacific.
From Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator by Duffield, J. W.
Steadily the ocean greyhound plowed its way through the dark swells of the Atlantic.
From Sons and Fathers by Edwards, Harry Stillwell
