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Speaking-TRUMPET
Speaking-TRUMPET, (trompette marine, Fr.) a trumpet of brass or tin used at sea, to propagate the voice to a great distance, or to convey the orders from one part of the ship to another, in tempestuous weather, &c. when they cannot otherwise be distinctly heard by the persons to when they are directed.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 300, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/1411.html