subs. (nautical).—A ship commanded by the captain’s wife. Cf., HEN-PECKED.
1785. GROSE, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, s.v.
1883. W. C. RUSSELL, Sailors’ Language, s.v.
subs. (nautical).—A ship commanded by the captain’s wife. Cf., HEN-PECKED.
1785. GROSE, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, s.v.
1883. W. C. RUSSELL, Sailors’ Language, s.v.
