sea stores

American  

plural noun

1. provisions and supplies to be used on a sea voyage.

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Etymology

Origin of sea stores

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

Yes, he was willing enough, and he took with him a few big granite boulders as his sea stores.

From Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales by Asbj?rnsen, P. Chr.

At this place we bought 14 buts of wine for sea stores, at 15 ducats a but, which had been offered to us at Santa Cruz for 8, 9, or 10 ducats.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 by Kerr, Robert

Some of the meat we ate fresh, but the larger quantity was salted down for sea stores.

From Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler by Durden, James

Anchoring in Funchal Roads on the 29th, and having taken on board fresh beef and vegetables, including onions, for sea stores, the ships sailed again on August 1.

From Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries by Kingston, William Henry Giles

Large quantities of salmon were now caught with the seine, and salted for sea stores, and the sea-horse blubber was also boiled down for oil, all the candles having long been expended.

From Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries by Kingston, William Henry Giles