ocean greyhound
Example Sentences
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Think of that, you who disdain to cross the water in anything but an ocean greyhound!
From Le Petit Nord or, Annals of a Labrador Harbour by Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
The wind was shouting through our rigging, the Mary Rebecca was half over on her side and rushing ahead like an ocean greyhound.
From Tales of the Fish Patrol by George Varian
"Johnson's right upper-cut is described as the piston of an ocean greyhound making twenty-seven knots," said the man, taking no notice of the answer, and speaking in awestruck tones.
From Essays in Rebellion by Henry W. Nevinson
A flock that has followed an ocean greyhound all day will settle down to sleep at night "bedded" on the rolling water like ducks while "rocked in the cradle of the deep."
From Birds Every Child Should Know by Neltje Blanchan
A "cablegram," or even an ocean greyhound, could have saved the lives of many brave men.
From Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools by Albert F. Blaisdell
