Razee
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Razee
To shave a ship of the line down to a smaller vessel, typically a frigate. I thought of this because HMS Indefatiagable, popularised by CS Hornblower, had such undertaken. Could be a discussion of loan word usage type stuff?
Iain
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Re: Razee
Perhaps it could be used metaphorically, to mean cutting someone down to size, or deflating a bloated ego?
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