Naut. [After the name of the dog in Marryat’s novel Snarleyyow, or the Dog Fiend (1837).] (See quot.)
1867. Smyth, Sailor’s Word-bk., Snarley-yow. A discontented, litigious grumbler. An old guard-ship authority who knows when to play the courtier.
Naut. [After the name of the dog in Marryat’s novel Snarleyyow, or the Dog Fiend (1837).] (See quot.)
1867. Smyth, Sailor’s Word-bk., Snarley-yow. A discontented, litigious grumbler. An old guard-ship authority who knows when to play the courtier.
