http://wordie.org/words/deboshed Comments for the word 'Deboshed' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/deboshed#comments "He had done what he could to keep them occupied... they could not really compete with the pleasures of the town. '<a href="/words/Deboshed">Deboshed</a>, improvident fish,' he muttered, passing down the line with a stern and even righteous expression. And their officers were not much better either: ... Adams the purser and the two master's mates, Honey and Maitland, had been to the same party, and the same <a href="/words/pall">pall</a> of <a href="/words/liverish">liverish</a> heaviness hung over them; while Gill, the master, looked ready to hang himself—this however was his usual expression."<br />--Patrick O'Brian, <i>Treason's Harbour</i>, 43 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:43:27 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/deboshed#comments