When a Loose Cannon Flogs a Dead Horse There's the Devil to Pay...

When a Loose Cannon Flogs a Dead Horse There's the Devil to Pay: Seafaring Words in Everyday Speech is fascinating reading for sailors and language enthusiasts alike; providing a salty collection of over 250 words, phrases and sayings that have become common in English usage.

Features:

• Alphabetically arranged entries, accompanied by a full explanation of origins and use
• Written for lovers of English and the sea
• Have you ever wondered about the origin of "son of a gun" or "flotsam and jetsam" or "hunky-dory"?
  • This book is a collection of nautical metaphors and colloquialisms
• Includes thought-provoking and entertaining examples of these words drawn from literature, movies, and song, and contains sections of legends of the sea and weather lore
• A couple of chapters on weather lore and sea legends, myths, and superstitions complete the text
• Here's the scuttlebutt:
• Barge right in
• Swallow the anchor
• Let's chew the fat
• Splice the main brace 'til we're three sheets to the wind
• Listen, you son of a sea cook
• I'm tired of minding my P's and Q's
• I tell you, I'm all at sea...