Definition of Supercargos

1. Noun. (plural of supercargo) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Supercargos

1. supercargo [n] - See also: supercargo

Lexicographical Neighbors of Supercargos

supercaffeines
supercalender
supercalendered
supercalendering
supercalenders
supercalifragilistic
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
supercapacitor
supercapacitors
supercapitalism
supercar
supercarbonate
supercarbonates
supercargo
supercargoes
supercargos (current term)
supercarpal
supercarrier
supercarriers
supercars
supercasino
supercasinos
supercatalyst
supercatalysts
supercategories
supercategory
supercation
supercautious
supercautiously
supercavitation

Literary usage of Supercargos

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Mexican Tariff and Custom-house Laws by Mexico (1882)
"The captains or supercargos will present three copies of the manifest for their examination and certification to the consul or Mexican consular agent who ..."

2. The Oriental Herald and Journal of General Literature by James Silk Buckingham (1829)
"The China trade is carried on at Canton by means of a factory, composed of twelve supercargos, eight writers, a chief surgeon and ..."

3. The Constitutional and Political History of the United States by Hermann Von Holst, John Joseph Lalor, Alfred Bishop Mason, Paul Shorey, Ira Hutchinson Brainerd (1889)
"... masters and supercargos, all of whom have been discharged, why or wherefore I cannot say, except that it could not be for want of proof against them. ..."

4. The Constitutional and Political History of the United States by Hermann Von Holst (1889)
"And in a later letter, he says: " The grand jury found true bills against the owners of the vessels, masters and supercargos, all of whom have been ..."

5. Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain by Alexander von Humboldt (1811)
"... and Acapulco are covered with travellers; and every merchant hastens to be the first to treat with the supercargos who arrive from Manilla. ..."

6. History of California by Hubert Howe Bancroft, Henry Lebbeus Oak, William Nemos, Frances Fuller Victor (1886)
"... states that few captains or supercargos, to say nothing of sailors, came without a pacotilla of all sorts of things not indicated on the ship's manifest ..."

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