Synonyms and antonyms of three sheets in the wind in the English dictionary of synonyms
SYNONYMS
WORDS RELATING TO «THREE SHEETS IN THE WIND»
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Translation of «three sheets in the wind» into 25 languages
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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THREE SHEETS IN THE WIND»
The term «three sheets in the wind» is normally little used and occupies the 116.147 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THREE SHEETS IN THE WIND» OVER TIME
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about three sheets in the wind
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THREE SHEETS IN THE WIND»
Discover the use of three sheets in the wind in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to three sheets in the wind and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Imagic Moments: Indigenous North American Film
The title and the dead father's name play on a slang expression for being drunk: “
three sheets to the wind” or “three sheets in the wind.” Cora Smallhill tells her son
Cufe the story of the name and of her first meeting Frankie, the man who ...
Lee Schweninger, 2013
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Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary ...
A sheet [or three,orfour sheets] in the wind (or wind's eye).—More orless tipsy;
half seas over (q.v.) : see Screwed. 1821. Egan, Real Life,1. 385. Old Wax and
Bristlesis about three sheets in the wind. 1835. Dana,Beforethe Mast, 185.
Though S.
Anonymous
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
For a synonym, see fifth wheel. three sheets to the wind Also, three sheets in thewind. Drunk, inebriated, as in After six beers he's three sheets to the wind. This
expression is generally thought to refer to the sheet—that is, a rope or chain—
that ...
Christine Ammer, 2013
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Casual Lex: An Informal Assemblage of Why We Say What We Say
Put those drunken sailors together with the maritime jargon and you get a pretty
clear meaning of three sheets to the wind, although the original version of the
phrase has been purported to be three sheets in the wind. THRESHOLD Wheat ...
Webb Garrison, 2005
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The Entertainment of a Nation: Or, Three-sheetsintheWind
Or, Three-sheets in the Wind George Jean Nathan. Post editorials. The Dorothy
Thompsons and their boyfriends may write their heads off and yet they can no
more bring down a single Messerschmitt with their propaganda screeches than
they ...
George Jean Nathan, 1942
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The Facts on File Dictionary of American Regionalisms
(Robert Frost, “The Generations of Men,” 1914) three sheets in the wind Drunk.
This old expression still is heard in New England. It generally is heard in the rest
of the United States as three sheets to the wind. three sheets in the wind and ...
Robert Hendrickson, 2000
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Mess Night Traditions
Wine and Spirits Caution A Mess Night is absolutely not a time to become 'threesheets in the wind'. That is an old sailing ship term for being tipsy for the history-
deficient. Some readers will say that it's not "in the wind" but "to the wind". It is true
...
Charles J. Gibowicz, 2007
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Sixpence for theWind: A Knot of Nautical Folklore
A Knot of Nautical Folklore Malcolm Archibald. empty keg with water; the
resulting mixture was referred to as 'bull' and was a very inferior drink. Then there
is 'three sheets in the wind' meaning drunk. A sheet is the rope fastened to the
clew, ...
Malcolm Archibald, 1998
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American Gothic: An Anthology from Salem Witchcraft to H. P. ...
They wa'n't in no go-to-meetin' condition, an' one of 'em, he slapped the table an'
said, 'Le' 's go over an' hear that lady sing!' an' over they all went, good honest
sailors, but three sheets in the wind, and stepped in as if they was invited, ...
Charles L. Crow, 2012
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Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [A] Group 1. Books. ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THREE SHEETS IN THE WIND»
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Three Sheets In New Haven On A Smooth Run
According to phrases.org.uk, "sheets" refers to lines, not sails, and the term "three sheets to the wind," or more correctly "three sheets in the wind," describes a ... «Hartford Courant, Nov 14»
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Nautical Term/Phrase Wednesday: Three Sheets to the Wind
The phrase is these days more often given as 'three sheets to the wind', rather than the original 'three sheets in the wind'. The earliest printed citation that I can ... «Deep-Sea News, May 09»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Three sheets in the wind [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/three-sheets-in-the-wind>. May 2024 ».
