Pull up a bollard and get to know the colourful language of the Royal Canadian Navy.
Do you ever get channel fever so bad only a great homeward bounders will cure you? Have you ever met Tug Wilson the brass-pounder, Dusty Miller the blanket stacker, or Nobby Clark the stoker? From aback to zizEX, the second edition of Jackspeak of the Royal Canadian Navy gives readers a chance to fill their boots with the colourful language of Canada’s senior service. Learn the difference between duff and no duff, box kickers and gut robbers, and Nelson’s blood and Neptune’s dandruff. Newly revised and expanded, with over 2,500 terms included!
Do you ever get channel fever so bad only a great homeward bounders will cure you? Have you ever met Tug Wilson the brass-pounder, Dusty Miller the blanket stacker, or Nobby Clark the stoker? From aback to zizEX, the second edition of Jackspeak of the Royal Canadian Navy gives readers a chance to fill their boots with the colourful language of Canada’s senior service. Learn the difference between duff and no duff, box kickers and gut robbers, and Nelson’s blood and Neptune’s dandruff. Newly revised and expanded, with over 2,500 terms included!
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Date published
- 2018.
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 427
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Previous edition published: Winnipeg, Manitoba: Mark Nelson, 2014 Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn---
- ISBN
- 9781459742796 9781459742802
- LCCN
- PE3727.S3
- LCCN Item number
- N46 2018eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (344 pages)
- Published in
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)kck00239232 (OCoLC)1059442165 (CaOOCEL)479283
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Preface 9
- 0–9 Numerals 13
- A Alfa 15
- B Bravo 32
- C Charlie 66
- D Delta 100
- E Echo 118
- F Foxtrot 123
- G Golf 142
- H Hotel 155
- I India 167
- J Juliett 171
- K Kilo 177
- L Lima 183
- M Mike 194
- N November 210
- O Oscar 219
- P Papa 225
- Q Quebec 243
- R Romeo 246
- S Sierra 261
- T Tango 305
- U Uniform 320
- V Victor 323
- W Whiskey 326
- X X-Ray 338
- Y Yankee 339
- Z Zulu 341
- Bibliography 343
- Book Credits 346
