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  2. Foul (nautical) - Wikipedia

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    The term can be applied to many nautical situations: Foul hawse — when a ship lying to two anchors gets the cables crossed. [2]Foul bottom — in reference to a seafloor that has poor qualities for securing an anchor, such as hard rocks, coral, wreckage, or other impediments that would make securing or unsecuring an anchor difficult or impossible.

  3. Sailor tattoos - Wikipedia

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    Drawings of tattoos, including initials, hearts, and an anchor, recorded in protection papers [5]: 529 There is a persistent myth that tattoos on European sailors originated with Captain James Cook's crew, who were tattooed in Tahiti in 1769, but Cook brought only the word tattoo to Europeans, not the practice itself.

  4. American traditional - Wikipedia

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    Tattoo design with a naval theme, c. 1900–1945. Many old school motifs derive from tattoos popular among military service members, including patriotic symbols, such as eagles and American flags, along with pin-up girls. [2] Other old school tattoo designs include: Mermaid; Swallow (sometimes confused with sparrows and bluebirds) Heart; Anchor ...

  5. Badges of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    The SSOWI is gold in color and is 2 + 3 ⁄ 4 by 7 ⁄ 8 inch (70 by 22 mm), reflecting the background of an eagle from the USS Constitution's stern, crossed naval officer swords, and a U.S. shield with fouled anchor from the U.S. Merchant Marine flag. [19] [20] [21]

  6. Tattoo - Wikipedia

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    Men are slightly more likely to have a tattoo than women. Since the 1970s, tattoos have become a mainstream part of Western fashion, common both for men and women, and among all economic classes [82] and to age groups from the later teen years to middle age. For many young Americans, the tattoo has taken on a decidedly different meaning than ...

  7. Yidiiltoo - Wikipedia

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    Typical markings include vertical lines from the lower lip that extend to beneath the chin. [2] According to tattoo anthropologist Lars Krutak, the width of the lines and the spacing between them were traditionally associated with each of the nine groups of Hän Gwich’in. Girls would be tattooed to identify their group.

  8. Kakiniit - Wikipedia

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    An Inuit woman in 1945 with traditional face tattoos. Kakiniit (Inuktitut: ᑲᑭᓐᓃᑦ [kɐ.ki.niːt]; sing. kakiniq, ᑲᑭᓐᓂᖅ) are the traditional tattoos of the Inuit of the North American Arctic. The practice is done almost exclusively among women, with women exclusively tattooing other women with the tattoos for various purposes.

  9. Sailor Jerry - Wikipedia

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    At the time, it was the only place on the island where tattoo studios were located. His studio became China Sea Tattoo after his death. His earlier studios were at 434 South State Street, 150 North Hotel Street and 13 South Hotel Street. Collins developed tattoo designs with inspiration from sailor tattoos and Japanese tattoo imagery. [3]