sea stores
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of sea stores
First recorded in 1650–60
Example Sentences
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When combined with vinegar and sugar it makes a liqueur which, if diluted with water, is most useful in febrile disorders, and which is all excellent addition to sea stores as preventive of scurvy.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie
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 Robert Kerr
During the whole stay in the Society Group they had been very well off for fresh food, consequently their sea stores had been little called on.
From The Life of Captain James Cook by Arthur Kitson
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 William Henry Giles Kingston
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 P. Chr. Asbj?rnsen
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