crown and anchor
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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I said, baring my chest, showing a crown and anchor, and the letters J.U.
From The MS. in a Red Box by Hamilton, John Arthur
On leaving the cabin, what was my surprise to see William Henley walking the deck with a gold lace to his cap, and the crown and anchor on the buttons of his jacket.
From My First Voyage to Southern Seas by Pearse, Alfred
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 Scott, Frederick George
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 Webb, Archibald
The crowd bawls of dicers, crown and anchor players, thimbleriggers, broadsmen.
From Ulysses by Joyce, James
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