Hellfire103@sopuli.xyz to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoTIL Where the word "scupper" comes fromsopuli.xyzimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1287arrow-down110
arrow-up1277arrow-down1imageTIL Where the word "scupper" comes fromsopuli.xyzHellfire103@sopuli.xyz to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squarelemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·1 year agoPatrick O Brian has entered the chat and would love to tell you how manp modern phrases are based on nautical terminology
minus-squareCeruleanRuin@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoFor example, why they’re called dogwatches.
Patrick O Brian has entered the chat and would love to tell you how manp modern phrases are based on nautical terminology
For example, why they’re called dogwatches.
And horse racing lol