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April 25th 2024 - 16:56
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Lime-juicers
Lime-juicers
A nickname for British ships coined by the Americans. It referrs to the British regulation that all registered ships had to cary a supply of lime juice and issue the same to the crew to prevent
Scurvy
.
see also:
Limey
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