gimlet-carrying

Updated: May 25, 2025

"There, take that, you contaminating, stave-dubbing, gimlet-carrying, quintessence of a bung-hole! I beg your pardon, Mr Simple, for interrupting the conversation, but when duty calls, we must obey." "Very true, Mr Chucks. It's now striking seven bells, and I must call the master so good-by."

Frederick Marryat - Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2