In men-of-war, all the seamen's lights are extinguished by 8 P.M., the officers' at 10, unless the commanding officer gives his permission, through the master-at-arms, for a longer time, as occasion may require.
·noun ·pl The lungs of an animal or bird; — sometimes coarsely applied to the lungs of a human bein...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·add. ·- Signals made by burning lights of different colors and used by vessels at sea, and in the l...
The eyes. Blast your top lights. See *curse. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Strong wooden shutters made exactly to fit the cabin windows externally; they are fixed on the appro...
The Sailor's Word-Book
See northern-glance. ...
See aurora australis. ...
Nickname of the master-at-arms. ...