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Thread #22626 Message #2499587
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
21-Nov-08 - 04:18 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: The East India Man
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The East India Man
Rouse (rowse) in Nautical usage since the 17th c. See Oxford English Dictionary. "To haul in, out, or up, with force." Nomenclator Navalis, 1625.