 | Francis Grose - 1788 - 278 pagine
...drunk. Ambassador. A trick to duck fome ignorant fellow or landfman, frequently played on board (hips in the warm latitudes. It is thus managed.: a large tub is filled with water, and two ftools placed on eacli fide of it. Over the whole is thrown a tarpawlih, or old fail: this is kept... | |
 | John Platts - 1827 - 854 pagine
...duck some ignorant feHow, or landsman, frequently played on board ships in the warm latitudes.—It is thus managed : A large tub is filled with water, and two stools placed on »acb side of it. Over the whole is thrown a tarpawlin, or old sail; this is kept tight by two persons,... | |
 | James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - 1847 - 518 pagine
...AMBASSADOR. A game played by sailors to dock some inexperienced fellow or landsman, thug described by Grose. A large tub is filled with water, and two stools placed...Over the whole is thrown a tarpaulin, or old sail, which is kept tight by two persons seated on the stools, who are to represent the king and queen of... | |
 | James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - 1850 - 534 pagine
...AMBASSADOR. A game played by sailors to duck some inexperienced fellow or landsman, thus described by Grose. A large tub is filled with water, and two stools placed...Over the whole is thrown a tarpaulin, or old sail, which is kept tight by two persons seated on the stools, who are to represent the king and queen of... | |
 | Thomas Wright - 1857 - 512 pagine
...AMBASSAT E ;j baSS yAMBASSAGE, > u " AMBASSADOR, s. A game formerly played by sailors to duck a landsman. "A large tub is filled with water, and two stools...represent the king and queen of a foreign country, and are seated on the stools. The person intended to be ducked plays the ambassador, and after repeating... | |
 | Thomas Wright - 1857 - 510 pagine
...em . ambassate, j ambassage, ^^ Ambassador, s. A game formerly played by sailors to duck a landsman. "A large tub is filled with water, and two stools...represent the king and queen of a foreign country, and are seated on the stools. The person intended to be ducked plays the ambassador, and after repeating... | |
 | James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - 1860 - 570 pagine
...AMBASSADOR. A game played by sailors to duck some inexperienced fellow or landsman, thus described by Grose. A large tub is filled with water, and two stools placed...Over the whole is thrown a tarpaulin, or old sail, which is kept tight by two persons seated ou the stools, who are to represent the king and queen of... | |
 | James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - 1881 - 524 pagine
...AMBASSADOR. A game played by sailors to duck some inexperienced fellow or landsman, thus described by Grose. A large tub is filled with water, and two stools placed...Over the whole is thrown a tarpaulin, or old sail, which is kept tight by two persons seated on the stools, who are to represent the king and queen of... | |
 | 1886 - 534 pagine
...AMBASSATE, J * AMBASSAGE, U ¿ ' AMBASSADOR,«. A gamefoimerly played by sailors to duck a landsman. " A large tub is filled with water, and two stools placed...represent the king and queen of a foreign country, and are seated on the stools. The person intended to be ducked plays the ambassador, and after repeating... | |
 | James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - 1889 - 550 pagine
...AMBASSADOR. A game played by sailors to duck some inexperienced fellow or landsman, thus described by Grose. A large tub is filled with water, and two stools placed...Over the whole is thrown a tarpaulin, or old sail, which is kept tight by two persons seated on the stools, who are to represent the king and queen of... | |
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on board ships in the warm latitudes. It is thus managed : A large tub is filled with water, and two stools placed on each side of it. Over the whole is thrown a tarpaulin, or old sail : this is kept tight by two persons, who are to represent the king... 
