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This is a muster of the entire ship's company, wherein each member reports name, rank and duties on board. This practice originated in the Royal Navy, to counteract the practice of some ship's pursers of having non-existent people on the ship's rolls (and thereby pocketing the pay and benefits of these non-people).
1. The formal inspection of issued equipment which is been laid out in any manner is a kit muster. 2. An order to group together at a location, as in the pipe "All hands muster on the quarterdeck".
The firing of a single gun at colours on the day of a court martial. Formerly this was a signal to the fleet for all hands to muster on deck to witness yardarm execution. As well, during a keel-hauling, one shot was fired at the very end of the keel-hauling, perhaps to astound and confound the victim.
A pipe ordering all personnel to cease work and muster at a specified location for a particular purpose.
Very generic term for the entire Ship's Company. Usually used in pipes and announcements eg. "All hands muster on the Quarterdeck".
A traditional method of helping a shipmate in financial distress. A tarp is spread out on the deck, and then the ships company files past, dropping donations of whatever they can afford onto the tarp.
(UK) said in the strongest Manchester accent you could muster in the style of Oasis's Liam Gallagher. Used at the end of a statement to get people to agree with you.
Pass muster is American slang for to meet required standards, expectations, or approval.
round up sheep or cattle.
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v. t.
Hence: To summon together; to enroll in service; to get together.
n.
A muster or review.
v. t.
To supply with new men, as an army; to fill up or make up by enlistment; as, he recruited two regiments; the army was recruited for a campaign; also, to muster; to enlist; as, he recruited fifty men.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Muster
v. t.
A show; a display.
n.
A hat made of, or covered with, painted or tarred cloth, worn by sailors and others.
n.
A piece of canvas covered with tar or a waterproof composition, used for covering the hatches of a ship, hammocks, boats, etc.
v. t.
Any assemblage or display; a gathering.
v. t.
The sum total of an army when assembled for review and inspection; the whole number of effective men in an army.
v. t.
To collect and display; to assemble, as troops for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like.
n.
A person hired to take the place of another at the muster of a company.
n.
A covering of canvas or tarpaulin for the hammocks, stowed on the nettings, between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.
imp. & p. p.
of Muster
v. t.
An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service.
n.
Hence, a sailor; a seaman; a tar.
v. i.
To be gathered together for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like; to come together as parts of a force or body; as, his supporters mustered in force.
n.
See Tarpaulin.
v. t.
To bring together; to collect, as a number of separate things, into one place, or into one aggregate body; to assemble; to muster; to congregate.
n .
A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling; as, (a) pl. (Com. & Arch.) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches and not less than 6 feet long. Brande & C. (b) (Naut.) A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent chafing. (c) A long, thin strip used to strengthen a part, to cover a crack, etc.
v. t.
Something shown for imitation; a pattern.
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