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From: Eve McLaughlin <>
Subject: Re: Abrev:
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1998 16:57:11 +0100


In message <>, writes
>
>< Can anyone tell me what the following Abreviations stand for.
> >
> >FA, LAB, lab.
>
>Where are these abbreviations found? Without context, no can do.
>
>Don't laugh, gang - doesn't the word POSH derive from PORT OVER, STARBOARD
>HOME - the epitome of elegance in cruiser travel -- ???
Usually Port OUT, starboard home, on the most sheltered side of the ship
in each direction. Eve
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Eve McLaughlin

Author of the McLaughlin Guides for family historians
Secretary Bucks Genealogical Society

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