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sap-head
7; a fool: a person who lacks good judgment

scuttlebutt
3; The origin of the word scuttlebutt which is nautical parlance for a rumor, comes from a combination of scuttle - to make a hole in the ship's side causing her to sink - and butt - a cask or hogshead used in the days of wooden ships to hold drinking water; thus the term scuttlebutt means a cask with a hole in it. Scuttle; describes what most rumors accomplish if not to the ship, at least to morale. (from The Goat Locker Website

sky-dogs
14; canines who rode in the airships

straw "skimmer"
13; straw hat with a narrow brim, popular boating hat during the 1890's File:Example.jpg

Suckling, Darby
3; the baby of the Inconvenience crew who serves "as both factotum and mascotte"

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