common seal
Britishnoun
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It’s also a vital food source for many fish, sharks, marine mammals and birds — namely the common seal, California sea lion, Chinook salmon, blue shark, Brandt’s cormorant — and, of course, humans.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2022
There were constant complaints by the nuns that the Prioress kept the common seal in her own custody and performed all business without consulting them.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen
She was obliged to admit that she received, paid and administered everything without consulting the convent, keeping the common seal in her own custody all the year round and never rendering account.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen
The bishop is made a body corporate; has a common seal granted him, and is considered subordinate to the archbishop of Canterbury.
From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous
I now assert—neither was it a common seal nor a sea-elephant, its great length and its totally differing physiognomy precluding the possibility of its being a 'Phoca' of any species.
From Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained by Lee, H. W. (Henry William)
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