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CREW (sometimes explained as a
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sea
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term of Scandinavian origin, cf. O. Icel. kris, a swarm or
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crowd, but now regarded as a shortened
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form of accrue, accrewe, used in the 16th
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century in the sense of a reinforcement, O. Fr. acreue, from accrofire, to grow, increase), a
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band or
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body of men associated for a definite purpose, a gang who jointly carry out a particular piece of
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work, and especially those who
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man a
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ship, exclusive of the
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captain, and sometimes also of the
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officers .

End of Article: CREW (sometimes explained as a sea term of Scandinavian origin, cf. O. Icel. kris, a swarm or crowd, but now regarded as a shortened form of accrue, accrewe, used in the 16th century in the sense of a reinforcement, O. Fr. acreue, from accrofire, to grow,
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