purser rigged and parish damned

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Definition of purser rigged and parish damned in English English dictionary

Having joined the United States Navy|United States Navy]], either because of destitution or in order to desert their problems on land

of a purser rigged and parish damned - when the tyro first mounts the linen frock and blue jacket, aptly manufactured for him in a State Prison ashore.

Hyphenation

purs·er rigged and pa·rish damned

Turkish pronunciation

pırsır rîgd ınd pärîş dämd

Pronunciation

/ˈpərsər ˈrəgd ənd ˈparəsʜ ˈdamd/ /ˈpɜrsɜr ˈrɪɡd ənd ˈpærɪʃ ˈdæmd/

Etymology

() From purser (“ship mate in charge of accounting for passengers aboard”), rigged (“fixed”), and parish (“meaning church community ashore”), damned (“forsaken”)