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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,
CREW, NATHANIEL CREW, 3RD BARON (1633–1721)

CREW (sometimes explained as a See also:
SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
SEA, COMMAND OF THE
sea See also:
TERM
term of Scandinavian origin, cf. O. Icel. kris, a swarm or See also:
CROWD, CROUTH, CROWTH
crowd, but now regarded as a shortened See also:
FORM (Lat. forma)
form of accrue, accrewe, used in the 16th See also:
CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)
century in the sense of a reinforcement, O. Fr. acreue, from accrofire, to grow, increase), a See also:

BAND

band or See also:

BODY

body of men associated for a definite purpose, a gang who jointly carry out a particular piece of See also:

WORK

work, and especially those who See also:

man a See also:

SHIP

ship, exclusive of the See also:

CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

captain, and sometimes also of the See also:

OFFICERS

officers .

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