a sailor before the mast

  • 1Before the mast — Before Be*fore , prep. [OE. beforen, biforen, before, AS. beforan; pref. be + foran, fore, before. See {Be }, and {Fore}.] 1. In front of; preceding in space; ahead of; as, to stand before the fire; before the house. [1913 Webster] His angel, who …

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  • 2before the mast — adverb or afore the mast 1. : forward of the foremast 2. : as a common sailor shipped before the mast on a trading ship bound for the Orient * * * before the mast Serving as an ordinary sailor • • • Main Entry: ↑ …

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  • 3Two Years Before the Mast — is a book by the American author Richard Henry Dana, Jr., written after a two year sea voyage starting in 1834 and published in 1840. A film adaptation under the same name was released in 1946. Background While at Harvard College Dana had an… …

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  • 4before the mast — phrasal 1. forward of the foremast 2. as a common sailor …

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  • 5Before the wind — Before Be*fore , prep. [OE. beforen, biforen, before, AS. beforan; pref. be + foran, fore, before. See {Be }, and {Fore}.] 1. In front of; preceding in space; ahead of; as, to stand before the fire; before the house. [1913 Webster] His angel, who …

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  • 6The Open Boat — 1st US edition of The Open Boat, illustrated by Will H. Bradley The Open Boat is a short story by American author Stephen Crane (1871–1900). First published in 1897, it was based on Crane s experience of surviving a shipwreck off the coast of… …

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  • 7sailor — sailorlike, adj. sailorly, adj. /say leuhr/, n. 1. a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner. 2. a seaman below the rank of officer. 3. a naval enlistee. 4. a person adept at sailing, esp. with reference to freedom from… …

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  • 8sailor — sail•or [[t]ˈseɪ lər[/t]] n. 1) a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner 2) mil a seaman below the rank of officer 3) cvb mil a naval enlistee 4) clo a flat brimmed straw hat with a low flat crown • Etymology: 1540–50; earlier… …

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  • 9The Sailor's Hornpipe — (also known as The College Hornpipe and Jack s the Lad[1]) is a traditional hornpipe melody. Contents 1 History 2 In artistic and popular culture 3 Recordings …

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  • 10mast — mast1 [mast, mäst] n. [ME maste < OE mæst, akin to Ger mast < IE * mazdos, a pole, rod > L malus, mast (< * madus with Sabine l for d), Ir maide, a stick] 1. a tall spar or, now often, a hollow metal structure, sometimes in sections,… …

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