sub-caliber

Updated: June 1, 2025

On the twenty-second of August they entered Chesapeake Bay. Once well inside, they came to anchor. There was considerable practice with the sub-caliber and other smaller guns. On the twenty-ninth of August the battleship fleet returned to the familiar waters around Annapolis. The day after that the young men disembarked.

H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock - Dave Darrin's Second Year at Annapolis: Or, Two Midshipmen as Naval Academy "Youngsters"

Meditate on these commandments day and night; so shalt thou be a dog of good breeding and an honor to thy master. Our friend Dove Dulcet, the well-known sub-caliber poet, has recently issued a slender volume of verses called Peanut Butter. He thinks we may be interested to see the comment of the press on his book.

Christopher Morley - Mince Pie