| Summary: | jersey n The real old Jersey captain is now almost as extinct as the Dodo. In the old days he was the owner's right-hand man, looked after his cargo and its quality (Jersey fish always had a good reputation), attended well to his sales abroad, a bold navigator, splendid sailor, honest, upright servant; good religious man after a fashion of his own, gallant to the ladies and fond of good liquor. DNE-cit PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used I Used I jersey fish, jersey house, HOUSE, jersey man, jersey room, jersey ship, jerseyside, jersey brig, jersey people. Checked by Adrian Young on Mon 08 Jun 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 03 Aug 2015
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