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the good ship Slap-it-with-a-ruler expression or saying

Meaning obscure, but it tended to be wheeled out when ships were spoken of

Origin

Possibly derives from some parody of the song The Saucy Arethusa (1796) which relates a noted sea fight between the frigates Arethusa (British) and Belle Poule (French) in 1778.
#speculation

Collector

Granny Dixon – 1960s
Marion Dixon (Howes) – mother of Mum, spouse of Pop

Notes

Granny didn’t apply it to the revered steamer St Tudno, which passed Rhos-on-Sea daily on its way from Liverpool to Llandudno

Submitted: 12/11/2023 by Mark ● Last updated: 28/11/2024 20:35 by Mark

any thoughts?

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