man-o-war

A form of man-o'-war

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Meanings

nounman-o-war (plural men-o-war)

plural men-o-war

  1. misspellingMisspelling of man-o'-war.

    I have a boatswain who pipes, Livesey; so things shall go man-o-war fashion on board the good ship Hispaniola.

    1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, “I Go to Bristol”, in Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC, part II (The Sea Cook), page 57
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APA

man-o-war. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/man-o-war

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“man-o-war.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/man-o-war. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “man-o-war,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/man-o-war.

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