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Thread #128220   Message #3061377
Posted By: Gibb Sahib
26-Dec-10 - 04:00 AM
Thread Name: The Advent and Development of Chanties
Subject: RE: The Advent and Development of Chanties
THE NEW AND COMPLETE DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, Vol. 2, (London: Edward and Charles Dilly) by John Ash, 1775...has this entry:

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Ve'a (s. a fea term) The cry made by failors when they pull or heave together.
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