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what a load of magumba....	Royal Naval slang for “rubbish” or “don’t talk crap”	Rate it: (4.00 / 1 vote)
banyan day	In British naval tradition, this originally referred to a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.	Rate it: (2.00 / 2 votes)
ark ruffian	Rogues who, in conjunction with watermen, robbed, and sometimes murdered, on the water, by picking a quarrel with the passengers in a boat, boarding it, plundering, stripping, and throwing them overboard, etc. A species of badger.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
around the Horn	Following the extremely hazardous naval route around Cape Horn, the southernmost point in South America.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
board out	to send (children or pets) to stay with other people (or to boarding school, in the case of children)	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
clear the decks	To remove, or fasten, all loose material, or partitions prior to a naval engagement.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
je prends mes repas dans une pension bourgeoise	I board at a private boarding-house.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
man-of-war	An armed naval vessel, primarily one armed with cannon and propelled by sails.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
mind the gap	Be careful of the gap between the vehicle and the platform it is near, in boarding or alighting.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
minesweeper	naval vessel	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
show the flag	Of a naval vessel or military force, to identify itself by displaying the flag of its country of origin, especially in order to establish an authoritative presence and to exert diplomatic or political influence.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)