roaring forties
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roaring forties
noun pl.
noun pl.
'Roaring forties, rough seas in 40 — 50 degrees south latitude, hence, a slang name for certain taut-handed lieut-commanders in their forties, who are always roaring up the hands' (W. Granville A Dictionary of Sailors' Slang (1962)). (1942 — 62).
noun pl.
'Roaring forties, rough seas in 40 — 50 degrees south latitude, hence, a slang name for certain taut-handed lieut-commanders in their forties, who are always roaring up the hands' (W. Granville A Dictionary of Sailors' Slang (1962)). (1942 — 62).
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