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Collied

Darkened See Colly v t...


Colley

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Collie

The Scotch shepherd dog There are two breeds the rough haired and smooth haired It is remarkable for its intelligence displayed especially in caring for flocks...


Collow

Soot smut See 1st Colly...


Colly

The black grime or soot of coal...


Quirinal

Of pertaining to or designating the hill Collis Quirinalis now Monte Quirinale one of the seven hills of Rome or a modern royal place situated upon it Also used substantively...


Perils of the sea

Perils of the sea, means perils, dangers and accidents of the sea or other navigable waters is an expression meaning perils, or accidents peculiar to sea or navigable waters, which could not have been reasonably foreseen and guarded against by ordinary skill and prudence by carrier or his agents or servants, Collis Line Pvt. Ltd. v. New India Assurance Co. Ltd., AIR 1982 Ker 127.They are strictly the natural accidents peculiar to the water, but the law has extended this phrase to comprehend events not attributable to natural causes, as captures by pirates, and losses by collision, where no blame is attachable to either ship, or at all events to the injured ship. It was held by the House of Lords in Hamilton, Fraser & Co. v. Pandorf & Co., (1887) 12 App Cas 518, that, where (under a charter-party or bills of lading which excepted dangers and accidents of the seas'), rats gnawed a hole in a pipe on board ship, whereby sea-water escaped and damaged a cargo of rice, without neglect or defa...


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