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CHARITY-SLOOPS

\t͡ʃˈaɹɪtislˈuːps], \t‍ʃˈaɹɪtislˈuːps], \tʃ_ˈa_ɹ_ɪ_t_i_s_l_ˈuː_p_s]\

Definitions of CHARITY-SLOOPS

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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The ten-gun brigs built at the beginning of this century. Said to have been intended to give employment to officers; hence their name.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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