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Ships of the Line

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Men-of-war large enough to have a place in a line of battle. They must not have less than two decks or two complete tiers of guns.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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