Lexicon:Marthambles
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| - | [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:-M-]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:Desolation Island (novel)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:Desolation Island (novel, chapter 04)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:The Nutmeg of Consolation (novel)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:The Nutmeg of Consolation (novel, chapter 05)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:The Nutmeg of Consolation (novel, chapter 06)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:The Reverse of the Medal]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:The Reverse of the Medal (chapter 05)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:The Wine-Dark Sea]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:The Wine-Dark Sea (chapter 06)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:The Yellow Admiral (novel)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:The Yellow Admiral (novel, chapter 09)]] | + | [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:-M-]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:Desolation Island (novel)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:Desolation Island (novel, chapter 04)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:The Nutmeg of Consolation (novel)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:The Nutmeg of Consolation (novel, chapter 05)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:The Nutmeg of Consolation (novel, chapter 06)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:The Reverse of the Medal]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:The Reverse of the Medal (chapter 05)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:The Wine-Dark Sea]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:The Wine-Dark Sea (chapter 06)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:The Yellow Admiral (novel)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:The Yellow Admiral (novel, chapter 09)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:All Articles]] |
Current revision as of 13:19, 13 November 2007
| Term: | marthambles |
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| References: | Desolation Island, page 123 The Reverse of the Medal, page 164 The Nutmeg of Consolation, pages 132, 149 The Wine-Dark Sea, page 130 The Yellow Admiral, page 226 |
| Meaning: | An unspecified illness, "known as the marthambles at sea and griping of the guts by land" — The Nutmeg of Consolation. Patrick O'Brian is said to have seen the word on a pamphlet of the era by the quack doctor, Dr Tufts. It appears to be contagious and deadly to Pacific islanders. |
Additional information
Maturin's Medicine — This article is based on information from Maturin's Medicine, compiled and edited by Kerry Webb, with the help of a number of contributors.
Categories: Maturin's Medicine:-M- | Maturin's Medicine:Desolation Island (novel) | Maturin's Medicine:Desolation Island (novel, chapter 04) | Maturin's Medicine:The Nutmeg of Consolation (novel) | Maturin's Medicine:The Nutmeg of Consolation (novel, chapter 05) | Maturin's Medicine:The Nutmeg of Consolation (novel, chapter 06) | Maturin's Medicine:The Reverse of the Medal | Maturin's Medicine:The Reverse of the Medal (chapter 05) | Maturin's Medicine:The Wine-Dark Sea | Maturin's Medicine:The Wine-Dark Sea (chapter 06) | Maturin's Medicine:The Yellow Admiral (novel) | Maturin's Medicine:The Yellow Admiral (novel, chapter 09) | Maturin's Medicine:All Articles
