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A TRANSLATION OF French SEA.TERMS and PHRASES: W


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French : W

A TRANSLATION OF French SEA.TERMS and PHRASES: W

WATREGANS, pronounced OUTREGANS, a sort of canals or ditches, filled with water, which are usually navigable for boats and small craft.

WOLFE, or Vulfe, a whirlpool, or race, on the coast of Norway.


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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 412, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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