What is the meaning of SALUTING THE-QUARTERDECK. Phrases containing SALUTING THE-QUARTERDECK
See meanings and uses of SALUTING THE-QUARTERDECK!Slangs & AI meanings
member of a fish crew who cuts out the back or sound bone of the cod fish and opens the fish to the tail for salting and drying
Brothel.
within shouting distance.
Paying. "Who's shouting for the next round of drinks?"
Shouting this word is laying claim to something; the last cookie, the best seat, the right to go first in a game.
A tradition maintained on all naval vessels is that any sailors entering or departing the quarterdeck are to salute. Some hold this is derived from the very early seagoing custom of the respect paid to the pagan altar on board ship, and later to the crucifix and shrine. Others hold that the custom comes from the early days of the British Navy when all officers who were present on the quarterdeck returned the salute of an individual by removing the their headdress. Today the salute is seen as respecting the authority of the ship and the colours that are flown on the quarterdeck.
Tie the noose is British slang for to get maried.
Slanting, oblique.
Planting rich ore samples in an unprofitable mine to attract unwary buyers.
Shouting to Huey and Ralph is American slang for to vomit
In high school, this referred to ripping off the little loop on the back of the wide half of a tie that the narrow end would be tucked into.
member of the fish-cleaning crew who cut the throat of the cod fish and slits the belly open from the gills to vent in preparation for heading, splitting and salting.
the process of preserving fish by salting and drying; curing.
Slating is slang for a severe punishment or beating. Slating is slang for a severe reprimand or crtiticism.
slanting, referring to a post or crane
Highbrow, fancy, self-important, pompous.
knock (something) on the head (!)
Vrb phrs. To stop doing (something). E.g."All his shouting is really annoying me. If he doesn't knock it on the head soon, I'm going to thump him."
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n.
A shouting or vociferation.
v. t.
To cure, by splitting, salting, and smoking.
v.
The act of saluting, or expressing kind wishes or respect; salutation; greeting.
v. i.
See Thee.
n.
The act of sprinkling, impregnating, or furnishing, with salt.
n.
Vaulting formed by the intersection of two or more simple vaults.
n.
The spouting of a whale.
n.
Slates, collectively; also, material for slating.
n.
Falter; halting; hesitation.
adv.
By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; -- used before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the more difficult it is to reform.
n.
The act of scouting or reconnoitering.
n.
A halting place.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Salute
n.
Decoration by means of flutes or channels; a flute, or flutes collectively; as, the fluting of a column or pilaster; the fluting of a lady's ruffle.
n.
A place for saluting or greeting; a vestibule; a porch.
a.
Lame; halting.
n.
Alt. of Salleting
a.
Having the slant of a bevel; slanting.
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