Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive c10.31
Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive c10.31
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1711.—“Chanock-Reach hath two shoals, the upper one in Chanock, and the lower one on the opposite side . . . you must from below Degon as aforesaid, keep the starboard shore aboard until you come up with a Lime-Tree . . . and then steer over with Chanock Trees and house between the two shoals, until you come mid-river, but no nearer the house.”—The English Pilot, 55.