(Australia, rhyming slang) Tomato sauce.
(Australia, rhyming slang) Tomato sauce.
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(dated, nautical) To attempt to get extra work out of a ship's crew during the dead horse period.
(horse racing, slang, archaic) A horse that will not run or will not try in a race, and against which money may be safely wagered.
(nautical, slang) An awkward, lubberly person.
(countable, UK, naval) A naval officer or rating whose training and experience have qualified him as a seaman rather than in any specialised trade.
(dated, nautical) The period of work on board ship for which the seamen have been paid in advance (usually a month's wages), the end of this term being celebrated by parading a straw horse about the decks.