purser rigged and parish damned

Adjective

obsolete slang

Japanese Meaning

（時代遅れかつ海運系の俗語として）経済的困窮や陸上での問題を避けるために、アメリカ海軍に加入・志願した状態を指す。 / 貧困や陸上のトラブルから逃れる目的で、冗談半分に海軍入りした人を揶揄する表現。

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The purser rigged and parish damned recruits took to the sea with little choice and less hope.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

貧困のため、あるいは陸上の問題から逃れるために合衆国海軍に入隊した新兵たちは、ほとんど選択の余地も希望もなく海へ出た。

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“Purser rigged and parish damned,” is the sailor saying in the American Navy, when the tyro first mounts the lined frock and blue jacket, aptly manufactured for him in a State Prison ashore.

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