| 单词 | a messmate before a shipmate, a shipmate before a stranger |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa messmate before a shipmate, a shipmate before a stranger ΚΠ 1825 E. Fitzball Pilot iii. i. 35 I go first, if you please—a mess-mate before a ship-mate—a ship-mate before a stranger—a stranger before a dog—but a dog even before such a loblolly boy as you, every day in the week. 1853 Southern Literary Messenger 19 5 There is an aphorism among seafaring men: a messmate before a shipmate, and a shipmate before a stranger, which seamen act upon, although changing from ship to ship very many times. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. (at cited word) Messmate before a shipmate, shipmate before a stranger [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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