Three Sheets to the Wind: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions by Cynthia Barrett

Three Sheets to the Wind: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions

Cynthia Barrett

192 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction historical informative slow-paced
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The origins of a remarkable number of everyday words and phrases are anchored in our seafaring past. Three Sheets to the Wind: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions is an entertaining compilation revealing the maritime roots of common Engli...

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