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General boating
Queen's Regulations
Boat; General boating
The standing orders governing the British Royal Navy issued in the name of the current Monarch.
son of a gun
Boat; General boating
The space between the guns was used as a semi-private place for trysts with prostitutes and wives, which sometimes led to birth of children with disputed parentage. Another claim is that the origin ...
beam ends
Boat; General boating
The sides of a ship. "On her beam ends" may mean the vessel is literally on her side and possibly about to capsize; more often, the phrase means the vessel is listing 45 degrees or more.
