leftenant

• The first-leftenant, who was thought to be queer in his head, he got it up The first time the company was ranged along the deck he gave the order to load with ball cartridges. —  The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains
• Nice larky young chap he was, an' more than one o' the crew tried to drop things on him from aloft when he wasn't looking Every morning at ten we was inspected by the skipper, but that wasn't enough for the leftenant, and he persuaded the old man to drill us. —  Sea Urchins
• We may remark here, that the title of "leftenant", bestowed on Lindsay by the captain was entirely complimentary The crew of the boat rowed out of the harbour, and the lieutenant steered eastward, towards the cliffs that have been mentioned in an earlier part of our tale The day turned out to be one of those magnificent and exceptional days which appear to have been cut out of summer and interpolated into autumn. —  The Lighthouse
• "Come, leftenant, spin away at yer yarn, and don't ventur' too much commentary thereon, 'cause it's apt to lead to error, an' ye know, as the poet says Errors in the heart breed errors in the brain An' these are apt to twist ye wrong again I'm not 'xactly sure o' the precise words in this case, but that's the sentiment, and everybody knows that sentiment is everything in poetry, whether ye understand it or not. —  The Lighthouse
• Fire away, leftenant, an' don't be long-winded if ye can help it Well, to return to the point," resumed Lindsay. —  The Lighthouse

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