o'-warlike

Updated: May 1, 2025

Everything was very trim and man- o'-warlike on board her; but no government dockyard ever turned out such a beautiful model as she was. When I first caught sight of her, she was heading directly for us; but as we watched her, her head paid off, and she swept slowly down across our stern, near enough for us to have hove a biscuit on board her.

Harry Collingwood - For Treasure Bound