maty
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Yes," added Jack, coolly, "it may be a mistake, a'ter all, for I was lookin' at the maty six miles off, and through a spy-glass.
From Jack Tier by Cooper, James Fenimore
I say, maty, how should you like to be shoved ashore there, eh?'
From Typee by Stedman, Arthur
I'm glad to hear you talk in this manner, my hearties," put in Jack; "and I hope I may find you accommodatin' in a plan I've got to help the maty out of this difficulty.
From Jack Tier by Cooper, James Fenimore
"Why should they not, maty?" answered Jack, beginning to help to soup.
From Jack Tier by Cooper, James Fenimore
Why, no, maty, a craft is a craft, and a body gets to like even the faults of one in which a body has gone through gales, and squalls, with a whole skin.
From Jack Tier by Cooper, James Fenimore
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