ship's articles
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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He then told me that if I would come on board his vessel the following morning, I would find the ship's articles on the cabin transom.
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
Furthermore, he never signed a ship's articles unless he thought there was considerable money in it somewhere.
From The Mutineers by Hawes, Charles Boardman
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
And yet, by the injustice of fate, on the ship’s articles I was their equal.
From A Collection of Stories by London, Jack
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