Bligh

[ blahy ]

/ blaɪ /

noun

William,1754–1817, British naval officer: captain of H.M.S. Bounty, the crew of which mutinied 1789.

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Examples from the Web for bligh

Dillinger is the country boy gone wrong, and Hoover is another prissy remake of Captain Bligh as delivered by Charles Laughton.
How Public Enemies Kills Its Gangsters|Stanley Crouch|July 5, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Bligh of course immediately knew what had happened, but he kept this knowledge to himself.
An Annapolis First Classman|Lt.Com Edward L. Beach
Our drawing was made from a specimen (presumed unique) sold at the Bligh Sale for 3l.
Zoological Illustrations, or Original Figures and Descriptions. Volume II, Second Series|William Swainson
The order was given sternly, for the boatswain was known to be friendly to Bligh.
The Lonely Island|R.M. Ballantyne

As a natural result impotent rage was felt by the midshipmen players against Bligh.
An Annapolis First Classman|Lt.Com Edward L. Beach
This was the state of affairs which Captain Bligh was sent to reform, and we have seen how his mission succeeded.
The Naval Pioneers of Australia and Walter Jeffery|Louis Becke

British Dictionary definitions for bligh

Bligh

/ (blaɪ) /

noun

William . 1754–1817, British admiral; Governor of New South Wales (1806–9), deposed by the New South Wales Corps: as a captain, commander of H.M.S. Bounty when the crew mutinied in 1789

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