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Sherlock Holmes seemed delighted at the idea of sharing his rooms with
me. "I have my eye on a suite in Baker Street," he said, "which would
suit us down to the ground. You don't mind the smell of strong
tobacco, I hope?"
"I always smoke 'ship's' myself," I answered.
-- A Study in Scarlet, 1887
I don't suppose that Doctor Watson, whatever his other talents, was actually smoking pieces of watercrafts. So what does the expression mean?
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Sherlock Holmes seemed delighted at the idea of sharing his rooms with
me. "I have my eye on a suite in Baker Street," he said, "which would
suit us down to the ground. You don't mind the smell of strong
tobacco, I hope?"
"I always smoke 'ship's' myself," I answered.
-- A Study in Scarlet, 1887
I don't suppose that Doctor Watson, whatever his other talents, was actually smoking pieces of watercrafts. So what does the expression mean?
meaning expressions
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This might provide an answer.
– Pam
2 hours ago
The John H Watson society suggests eight possible explanations.
– WS2
2 hours ago
Yep, just found it myself. Thanks anyway. Unless someone comes up with something to add too it, I'd probably have to quote that page and consider it the right answer.
– Chiffa
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Ship's tobacco is also referred to in paragraph 13 of the linked article.
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Sherlock Holmes seemed delighted at the idea of sharing his rooms with
me. "I have my eye on a suite in Baker Street," he said, "which would
suit us down to the ground. You don't mind the smell of strong
tobacco, I hope?"
"I always smoke 'ship's' myself," I answered.
-- A Study in Scarlet, 1887
I don't suppose that Doctor Watson, whatever his other talents, was actually smoking pieces of watercrafts. So what does the expression mean?
meaning expressions
edited 51 mins ago
Lambie
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Chiffa
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Sherlock Holmes seemed delighted at the idea of sharing his rooms with
me. "I have my eye on a suite in Baker Street," he said, "which would
suit us down to the ground. You don't mind the smell of strong
tobacco, I hope?"
"I always smoke 'ship's' myself," I answered.
-- A Study in Scarlet, 1887
I don't suppose that Doctor Watson, whatever his other talents, was actually smoking pieces of watercrafts. So what does the expression mean?
meaning expressions
meaning expressions
edited 51 mins ago
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This might provide an answer.
– Pam
2 hours ago
The John H Watson society suggests eight possible explanations.
– WS2
2 hours ago
Yep, just found it myself. Thanks anyway. Unless someone comes up with something to add too it, I'd probably have to quote that page and consider it the right answer.
– Chiffa
2 hours ago
Ship's tobacco is also referred to in paragraph 13 of the linked article.
– bookmanu
1 hour ago
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This might provide an answer.
– Pam
2 hours ago
The John H Watson society suggests eight possible explanations.
– WS2
2 hours ago
Yep, just found it myself. Thanks anyway. Unless someone comes up with something to add too it, I'd probably have to quote that page and consider it the right answer.
– Chiffa
2 hours ago
Ship's tobacco is also referred to in paragraph 13 of the linked article.
– bookmanu
1 hour ago
This might provide an answer.
– Pam
2 hours ago
This might provide an answer.
– Pam
2 hours ago
The John H Watson society suggests eight possible explanations.
– WS2
2 hours ago
The John H Watson society suggests eight possible explanations.
– WS2
2 hours ago
Yep, just found it myself. Thanks anyway. Unless someone comes up with something to add too it, I'd probably have to quote that page and consider it the right answer.
– Chiffa
2 hours ago
Yep, just found it myself. Thanks anyway. Unless someone comes up with something to add too it, I'd probably have to quote that page and consider it the right answer.
– Chiffa
2 hours ago
Ship's tobacco is also referred to in paragraph 13 of the linked article.
– bookmanu
1 hour ago
Ship's tobacco is also referred to in paragraph 13 of the linked article.
– bookmanu
1 hour ago
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It appears to not be a phrase, but a proper noun:
Sherlock asks "You don't mind strong tobacco?"
But Watson's response doesn't explicitly answer Yes or No. Instead, he replies, "[Not only do I not mind the smell, I myself frequently create such an aroma.] I always smoke "ship's" tobacco, myself [a style of preparing tobacco which is described as the opposite of "mild"]"
Just a possible typographical error. No punctuation, but a * or footnote would be helpful.
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In other words: strong tobacco.
– Lambie
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Here’s a description of “ship’s tobacco†by a turn-of-the-century chaplain in the Royal Navy:
Most people who take any interest in “ships and the sea†have heard of “ship’s tobacco.†It is indeed difficult to imagine a sailor who doesn’t smoke, though, as a matter of fact, there are a considerable number of non-smokers amongst us, and a still larger number who prefer trifling with a cigarette to an honest pipe of “ship’sâ€Â. Some of my readers may have seen our Navy tobacco as prepared by the men themselves, a solid block covered with canvas, round which spun-yarn is wound in such a way as to make it like a miniature torpedo. The process of preparation is something of this kind : The tobacco, being served out in the leaf, is first of all wetted, and wrapped up in a bit of ship’s canvas ; then a line of tarry cord is fastened up at some convenient spot on the deck, and, by a mystic process which I never quite followed, the sailor, astride across this line, works it round the canvas tightly, until the latter is completely covered and the tobacco pressed into the orthodox form. In a short time it is ready for use, and may be sliced off or shredded off with the sailor’s jack-knife as required. The strength or mildness of the tobacco depends a good deal on the amount of saltpeter used to preserve the leaves. Those who like a “full†flavor are careful to retain as much of the saltpeter as possible ; a “medium†flavor is obtained by judicious washing ; while the “mild†form may be reached by a thorough cleansing of the leaves. As smoked by the bluejackets it is decidedly “full.â€Â
— Rev. George Goodenough, RN, The Handy Man Afloat and Ashore, 1901, p. 157.
There’s a deal more about “ship’s†at the link.
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It appears to not be a phrase, but a proper noun:
Sherlock asks "You don't mind strong tobacco?"
But Watson's response doesn't explicitly answer Yes or No. Instead, he replies, "[Not only do I not mind the smell, I myself frequently create such an aroma.] I always smoke "ship's" tobacco, myself [a style of preparing tobacco which is described as the opposite of "mild"]"
Just a possible typographical error. No punctuation, but a * or footnote would be helpful.
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In other words: strong tobacco.
– Lambie
52 mins ago
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It appears to not be a phrase, but a proper noun:
Sherlock asks "You don't mind strong tobacco?"
But Watson's response doesn't explicitly answer Yes or No. Instead, he replies, "[Not only do I not mind the smell, I myself frequently create such an aroma.] I always smoke "ship's" tobacco, myself [a style of preparing tobacco which is described as the opposite of "mild"]"
Just a possible typographical error. No punctuation, but a * or footnote would be helpful.
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In other words: strong tobacco.
– Lambie
52 mins ago
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It appears to not be a phrase, but a proper noun:
Sherlock asks "You don't mind strong tobacco?"
But Watson's response doesn't explicitly answer Yes or No. Instead, he replies, "[Not only do I not mind the smell, I myself frequently create such an aroma.] I always smoke "ship's" tobacco, myself [a style of preparing tobacco which is described as the opposite of "mild"]"
Just a possible typographical error. No punctuation, but a * or footnote would be helpful.
answered 1 hour ago
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It appears to not be a phrase, but a proper noun:
Sherlock asks "You don't mind strong tobacco?"
But Watson's response doesn't explicitly answer Yes or No. Instead, he replies, "[Not only do I not mind the smell, I myself frequently create such an aroma.] I always smoke "ship's" tobacco, myself [a style of preparing tobacco which is described as the opposite of "mild"]"
Just a possible typographical error. No punctuation, but a * or footnote would be helpful.
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In other words: strong tobacco.
– Lambie
52 mins ago
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In other words: strong tobacco.
– Lambie
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In other words: strong tobacco.
– Lambie
52 mins ago
In other words: strong tobacco.
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Here’s a description of “ship’s tobacco†by a turn-of-the-century chaplain in the Royal Navy:
Most people who take any interest in “ships and the sea†have heard of “ship’s tobacco.†It is indeed difficult to imagine a sailor who doesn’t smoke, though, as a matter of fact, there are a considerable number of non-smokers amongst us, and a still larger number who prefer trifling with a cigarette to an honest pipe of “ship’sâ€Â. Some of my readers may have seen our Navy tobacco as prepared by the men themselves, a solid block covered with canvas, round which spun-yarn is wound in such a way as to make it like a miniature torpedo. The process of preparation is something of this kind : The tobacco, being served out in the leaf, is first of all wetted, and wrapped up in a bit of ship’s canvas ; then a line of tarry cord is fastened up at some convenient spot on the deck, and, by a mystic process which I never quite followed, the sailor, astride across this line, works it round the canvas tightly, until the latter is completely covered and the tobacco pressed into the orthodox form. In a short time it is ready for use, and may be sliced off or shredded off with the sailor’s jack-knife as required. The strength or mildness of the tobacco depends a good deal on the amount of saltpeter used to preserve the leaves. Those who like a “full†flavor are careful to retain as much of the saltpeter as possible ; a “medium†flavor is obtained by judicious washing ; while the “mild†form may be reached by a thorough cleansing of the leaves. As smoked by the bluejackets it is decidedly “full.â€Â
— Rev. George Goodenough, RN, The Handy Man Afloat and Ashore, 1901, p. 157.
There’s a deal more about “ship’s†at the link.
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Here’s a description of “ship’s tobacco†by a turn-of-the-century chaplain in the Royal Navy:
Most people who take any interest in “ships and the sea†have heard of “ship’s tobacco.†It is indeed difficult to imagine a sailor who doesn’t smoke, though, as a matter of fact, there are a considerable number of non-smokers amongst us, and a still larger number who prefer trifling with a cigarette to an honest pipe of “ship’sâ€Â. Some of my readers may have seen our Navy tobacco as prepared by the men themselves, a solid block covered with canvas, round which spun-yarn is wound in such a way as to make it like a miniature torpedo. The process of preparation is something of this kind : The tobacco, being served out in the leaf, is first of all wetted, and wrapped up in a bit of ship’s canvas ; then a line of tarry cord is fastened up at some convenient spot on the deck, and, by a mystic process which I never quite followed, the sailor, astride across this line, works it round the canvas tightly, until the latter is completely covered and the tobacco pressed into the orthodox form. In a short time it is ready for use, and may be sliced off or shredded off with the sailor’s jack-knife as required. The strength or mildness of the tobacco depends a good deal on the amount of saltpeter used to preserve the leaves. Those who like a “full†flavor are careful to retain as much of the saltpeter as possible ; a “medium†flavor is obtained by judicious washing ; while the “mild†form may be reached by a thorough cleansing of the leaves. As smoked by the bluejackets it is decidedly “full.â€Â
— Rev. George Goodenough, RN, The Handy Man Afloat and Ashore, 1901, p. 157.
There’s a deal more about “ship’s†at the link.
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Here’s a description of “ship’s tobacco†by a turn-of-the-century chaplain in the Royal Navy:
Most people who take any interest in “ships and the sea†have heard of “ship’s tobacco.†It is indeed difficult to imagine a sailor who doesn’t smoke, though, as a matter of fact, there are a considerable number of non-smokers amongst us, and a still larger number who prefer trifling with a cigarette to an honest pipe of “ship’sâ€Â. Some of my readers may have seen our Navy tobacco as prepared by the men themselves, a solid block covered with canvas, round which spun-yarn is wound in such a way as to make it like a miniature torpedo. The process of preparation is something of this kind : The tobacco, being served out in the leaf, is first of all wetted, and wrapped up in a bit of ship’s canvas ; then a line of tarry cord is fastened up at some convenient spot on the deck, and, by a mystic process which I never quite followed, the sailor, astride across this line, works it round the canvas tightly, until the latter is completely covered and the tobacco pressed into the orthodox form. In a short time it is ready for use, and may be sliced off or shredded off with the sailor’s jack-knife as required. The strength or mildness of the tobacco depends a good deal on the amount of saltpeter used to preserve the leaves. Those who like a “full†flavor are careful to retain as much of the saltpeter as possible ; a “medium†flavor is obtained by judicious washing ; while the “mild†form may be reached by a thorough cleansing of the leaves. As smoked by the bluejackets it is decidedly “full.â€Â
— Rev. George Goodenough, RN, The Handy Man Afloat and Ashore, 1901, p. 157.
There’s a deal more about “ship’s†at the link.
answered 41 mins ago
StoneyB
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Here’s a description of “ship’s tobacco†by a turn-of-the-century chaplain in the Royal Navy:
Most people who take any interest in “ships and the sea†have heard of “ship’s tobacco.†It is indeed difficult to imagine a sailor who doesn’t smoke, though, as a matter of fact, there are a considerable number of non-smokers amongst us, and a still larger number who prefer trifling with a cigarette to an honest pipe of “ship’sâ€Â. Some of my readers may have seen our Navy tobacco as prepared by the men themselves, a solid block covered with canvas, round which spun-yarn is wound in such a way as to make it like a miniature torpedo. The process of preparation is something of this kind : The tobacco, being served out in the leaf, is first of all wetted, and wrapped up in a bit of ship’s canvas ; then a line of tarry cord is fastened up at some convenient spot on the deck, and, by a mystic process which I never quite followed, the sailor, astride across this line, works it round the canvas tightly, until the latter is completely covered and the tobacco pressed into the orthodox form. In a short time it is ready for use, and may be sliced off or shredded off with the sailor’s jack-knife as required. The strength or mildness of the tobacco depends a good deal on the amount of saltpeter used to preserve the leaves. Those who like a “full†flavor are careful to retain as much of the saltpeter as possible ; a “medium†flavor is obtained by judicious washing ; while the “mild†form may be reached by a thorough cleansing of the leaves. As smoked by the bluejackets it is decidedly “full.â€Â
— Rev. George Goodenough, RN, The Handy Man Afloat and Ashore, 1901, p. 157.
There’s a deal more about “ship’s†at the link.
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This might provide an answer.
– Pam
2 hours ago
The John H Watson society suggests eight possible explanations.
– WS2
2 hours ago
Yep, just found it myself. Thanks anyway. Unless someone comes up with something to add too it, I'd probably have to quote that page and consider it the right answer.
– Chiffa
2 hours ago
Ship's tobacco is also referred to in paragraph 13 of the linked article.
– bookmanu
1 hour ago