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"I was just thinkin ', sir, of takin' in the to'garns'l," remarked
A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron Harry Collingwood 1886
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"Better take in the to'garns'l, hadn't we, sir?" he continued, cocking his eye aloft to where in the dim light the spar could be faintly seen whipping and buckling like a fishing rod at every mad plunge and heave of the sorely-overdriven little vessel.
A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron Harry Collingwood 1886
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Fancy me sayin ': ` Svorenssen, nip up aloft and stow that there to'garns'l!' and him turnin 'round and sayin':
The Strange Adventures of Eric Blackburn Harry Collingwood 1886
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` If you wants the to'garns'l stowed, nip up and stow it yourself! '
The Strange Adventures of Eric Blackburn Harry Collingwood 1886
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"All as I can see just at present is the head of a-- well, it may be a royal, or it may be the head of the to'garns'l of a schooner.
Turned Adrift Harry Collingwood 1886
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"Clew up your royal and t'garns'l, furl 'em, and then get the yards down on deck.
A Middy of the Slave Squadron A West African Story Harry Collingwood 1886
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I believe she'd travel quite as fast, and a good deal easier, if that to'garns'l was stowed, sir. "
A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron Harry Collingwood 1886
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A fountain of garns, a well of livin waters, an straims from
Highways & Byways in Sussex E.V. Lucas
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I'll sleep from now. easternpa The Reds, who are the oldest franchise in professional baseball, suffered their most lopsided defeat in franchise history tonight. garns RT @johnclayiv Reds 22-1 loss to Phillies tonight is largest losing margin in franchise history-longest history in professional baseball #fb treser Smokeless tobacco cardiovascular risk factors and nicotine and cotinine levels in professional baseball players bump Watching Baseball Smarter: A Professional Fan's Guide for Beginners, Semi-experts, and Deeply Serious Geeks
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