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run v sailors, after they had been out perhaps on a voyage eighteen months, were run out of their ships by the captains. They'd run the men out af the last port of call before they reached their home port. They'd keep the men working . . . and starve them . . . and at last the men would ge...
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| Summary: | run v sailors, after they had been out perhaps on a voyage eighteen months, were run out of their ships by the captains. They'd run the men out af the last port of call before they reached their home port. They'd keep the men working . . . and starve them . . . and at last the men would get so disgusted that they would run away and leave a lot of money behind them. . . . Rich had run three or four different crews out of her and he always got their wages. PRINTED ITEM MAY 28 1965 Used I and Sup Used I Withdrawn Although the word form appears in the DNE, it is not used in this way. |
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