crown and anchor
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"You are disinclined to calculate the good fortune of the boy in having more of you on land than he would have in crown and anchor buttons!"
From The Egoist by George Meredith
Unfortunately, we were all scattered and, as our hymn books did not turn up, having been confiscated as a reprisal by some of the crown and anchor men, my plans were frustrated.
From The Great War As I Saw It by Frederick George Scott
It consisted of a blue jacket, a red waistcoat, white or blue trousers, slippers of white leather, and a hat with the ship’s name in gold letters under a crown and anchor.
From Paddy Finn by Archibald Webb
I have brought home with me enough crown and anchor dice to make the mouth of an old soldier water.
From The Great War As I Saw It by Frederick George Scott
I said, baring my chest, showing a crown and anchor, and the letters J.U.
From The MS. in a Red Box by John Arthur Hamilton
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