“...Stepping upon the greasy stones, we strode three abreast through this not very reputable suburb, followed at an easy distance by two shining bull's eyes; the rattling of a ship's cable, or the distant “Yo, heave, ho!” of the sailors, warning us of the river on our right.”
[X.X.X., Looking at Lodgings, The Ragged School Union Magazine, vol.XI., 1859]


“CALOMA, f. cal-o-mah Nau. Singing out of sailors.
CONSONAR, n. con-so-nar. To make a body sound; to play on musical instruments. ? To rhyme. ? met. To agree.
FAENA, f. fah-ay-nah. Work, labor. ? Nau. Duty on board ships.
SALOMAR>, n. sah-lo-mar. Nau. To sing out.
ZALOMA, f. thal-o-mah. Nau. Singing out of seamen when they haul with a rope.
ZALOMAR, n. thal-o-mar. Nau. To sing out.”
[Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages In Two Parts, D.J.R., 1859]