单词 | quarter-bill |
释义 | > as lemmasquarter-bill quarter-bill n. Nautical a list containing the names of the officers and crew of a ship, and the stations to which they are quartered in times of action. ΚΠ 1743 P. Saumarez Log 20 June in G. Williams Documents Relating Anson's Voy. (1967) 200 Their quarter bill..amounted to 440 men. c1745 J. Ambrose Tryal Capt. John Ambrose ix. 159/2 Was he always quartered at the Helm in the Quarter-Bills? 1850 H. Melville White-jacket lxxxix. 434 On the quarter-bills, these men were stationed at none of the great guns; on the station-bills, they had no posts at the ropes. 1995 R. Jolly Jackspeak 229 Quarterbill, a Watchbill showing the place of duty in action—or Action Station—of every man borne in the ship. < as lemmas |
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