narrow seas

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Definition of narrow seas in English Turkish dictionary: (Askeri) dar denizler

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Definition of narrow seas in English English dictionary
Admiral of the Narrow Seas: One who, from drunkenness, vomits into the lap of the person sitting opposite to him. (1811 Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue)
Two officers watched the Downs; a Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, an Admiral of the Narrow Seas. For many years Northampton had been Lord Warden, and the kings of Spain had paid him for his treacheries a thousand pounds a-year.
Admirals of the Narrow Seas: plural form of Admiral of the Narrow Seas
The admiral replied, that he had struck it thrice, which he thought was a sufficient acknowledgment, and which was as much as former admirals of the narrow seas had exacted.

narrow seas

Hyphenation

nar·row seas

närō siz

/ˈnarō ˈsēz/ /ˈnæroʊ ˈsiːz/

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