name

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The name of a merchant ship, as well as the port to which she belongs, must be painted in a conspicuous manner on her stern. If changed, she must be registered de novo, and the old certificate cancelled.

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Name
·noun Those of a certain name; a race; a family. II. Name ·noun A person, an <<Individual>>. III. ...

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By-name
·noun A <<Nickname>>. ...

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To-name
·noun A name added, for the sake of distinction, to one's surname, or used instead of it. ...

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Trade name
·add. ·- An invented or arbitrary adopted name given by a manufacturer or merchant to an article to ...

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Two-name
·add. ·adj Having or bearing two names; as, two-name paper, that is, negotiable paper on which at le...

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given name
The Christian name, or name that is given to a person, to distinguish it from the surname, which is ...

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bad-name
This should be avoided by a ship, for once acquired for inefficiency or privateer habits, it require...

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name-board
The arch-board, or part whereon the ship's name and port are painted. ...

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name-book
The Anglo-Saxon nom-bóc, a mustering list. ...

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purser's name
An assumed one. During the war, when pressed men caught at every opportunity to desert, they adopted...

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