ship's articles
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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In his hand he held the ship's articles.
From The Blood Ship by Springer, Norman
"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
Not the first time he had clapped eyes upon ship's articles, one could see with half an eye.
From The Blood Ship by Springer, Norman
"Is this your handwriting on the ship's articles, and in the store-room account-book?"
From Harper's Young People, April 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
It was a rule on all pirate vessels for the surgeon to be excused from signing the ship's articles.
From The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers by Gosse, Philip
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