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Soger means (dated) A poor or lazy hand on a sailing vessel..
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/ˈsəʊd͡ʒə/ · noun
(dated) A poor or lazy hand on a sailing vessel..
The captain called him a "soger," and promised to "ride him down as he would the main tack;" and when officers are once determined to "ride a man down," it is a gone case with him.
I'd hang a lazy soger / The same as any other.
Come aft, you lazy soger, an' see what de captain has to say 'bout dis," cried Worcester, pushing the man, who still grasped his knife, before him […]
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Soger means (dated) A poor or lazy hand on a sailing vessel..
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The captain called him a "soger," and promised to "ride him down as he would the main tack;" and when officers are once determined to "ride a man down," it is a gone case with him.
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