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ship's articles

British  

plural noun

  1. a type of contract by which sailors agree to the conditions, payment, etc, for the ship in which they are going to work

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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My stipulation was acceded to, and the ship's articles handed me to sign.

From Omoo by Melville, Herman

"Now, then," began Riggs, with pencil poised, "what's your name in the ship's articles?"

From The Devil's Admiral by Moore, Frederick Ferdinand

On board the steamer, which happened to be the Cockspur, Daughtry persuaded the captain to enter Kwaque on the ship’s articles as steward’s helper with a rating of ten shillings a month. 

From Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack

The Doctor signed on the ship's articles as surgeon, I as purser.

From The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier by Bronson, Edgar Beecher

In his hand he held the ship's articles.

From The Blood Ship by Springer, Norman

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