Saltashn.

Brit.

/ˈsɔːltaʃ/,

/ˈsɒltaʃ/, U.S.

/ˈsɔlˌtæʃ/,

/ˈsɑlˌtæʃ/

Etymology: < the name of Saltash, a fishing-port in Cornwall.

Saltash luck n. (occasionally Saltash catch) Nautical slang a thankless or fruitless task that involves getting wet through.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > other nautical operations > [noun] > task involving getting wet

Saltash luck1914

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > a profitless undertaking

wild-goose race1594

wild goose chase1597

fool's erranda1629

job1680

water haul1823

rainbow chase1840

Sisyphism1846

blind alley1854

fool's gold1870

mug's game1900

Saltash luck1914

dead end1922

boondoggle1947

1914 ‘Bartimeus’ Naval Occasions xxiii. 225 One of the securing chains wants tautening... ‘Saltash Luck’ for some one!

1946 J. Irving Royal Navalese 149 Saltash luck, a wet and thankless task such as securing up a bower anchor's slips in a seaway with the forecastle streaming with spray.

1962 W. Granville Dict. Sailors' Slang 99/2 Saltash catch or Saltash luck, ‘a wet arse and no fish’. This West Country phrase has long been in use at sea, both in the Royal and Merchant Navies... It is believed to have originated in the lucklessness of fisherman at Saltash near Plymouth who sit on the bridge and catch nothing but the tide.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	saltash
释义	Saltashn. Brit. /ˈsɔːltaʃ/, /ˈsɒltaʃ/, U.S. /ˈsɔlˌtæʃ/, /ˈsɑlˌtæʃ/ Etymology: < the name of Saltash, a fishing-port in Cornwall. Saltash luck n. (occasionally Saltash catch) Nautical slang a thankless or fruitless task that involves getting wet through. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > other nautical operations > [noun] > task involving getting wet Saltash luck1914 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > a profitless undertaking wild-goose race1594 wild goose chase1597 fool's erranda1629 job1680 water haul1823 rainbow chase1840 Sisyphism1846 blind alley1854 fool's gold1870 mug's game1900 Saltash luck1914 dead end1922 boondoggle1947 1914 ‘Bartimeus’ Naval Occasions xxiii. 225 One of the securing chains wants tautening... ‘Saltash Luck’ for some one! 1946 J. Irving Royal Navalese 149 Saltash luck, a wet and thankless task such as securing up a bower anchor's slips in a seaway with the forecastle streaming with spray. 1962 W. Granville Dict. Sailors' Slang 99/2 Saltash catch or Saltash luck, ‘a wet arse and no fish’. This West Country phrase has long been in use at sea, both in the Royal and Merchant Navies... It is believed to have originated in the lucklessness of fisherman at Saltash near Plymouth who sit on the bridge and catch nothing but the tide. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1914
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