Category:Animal names in nautical use

Many characters in the [[Aubrey-Maturin series|Canon]] remark on the use of animal names for nautical items that, to the landsmen at least, have no connection to the animal. At one point, Maturin and other non-sailors attempt to list all of the animal names used for such purposes, though they are generally unsure of to what the names refer. As he explains to [[Sophia]], “There are [[horse]]s, [[Fish (term)|fish]]es, [[cat]]s, [[dog]]s and [[mouse|mice]] in their barbarous jargon; and [[Bear (stone)|bears]]”.<ref>O’Brian, Patrick. ''Post Captain''. ©1972. J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia and New York: p. 380</ref>

Many characters in the [[Aubrey-Maturin series|Canon]] remark on the use of animal names for nautical items that, to the landsmen at least, have no connection to the animal. At one point, Maturin and other non-sailors attempt to list all of the animal names used for such purposes, though they are generally unsure of to what the names refer. As he explains to [[Sophia]], “There are [[horse]]s, [[Fish (term)|fish]]es, [[cat]]s, [[dog]]s and [[mouse|mice]] in their barbarous jargon; and [[Bear (stone)|bears]]”.<ref>O’Brian, Patrick. ''Post Captain''. ©1972. J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia and New York: p. 380</ref>

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[[Category:WikiPOBia]]

[[Category:Parts of a sailing vessel]]

[[Category:Parts of a sailing vessel]]

[[Category:Naval life]]

[[Category:Naval life]]