There I had charge of the battery of old eighteens, while Mr. Dale commanded the twelves on the middle deck.
And next some one shouted that our battery oftwelves was fighting them muzzle to muzzle below, our rammers leaning into the Serapis to send their shot home.
We had now but one of our starboard nine-pounders on its carriage, and word came from below that our battery of twelves was all but knocked to scrap iron, and their ports blown into one yawning gap.
II Succourful daughters of men are the rosed and starred Revolving Twelves in their fluent germinal rings, Despite the burden to chasten, abase, depose.
Then Gizur the White said, "Thou wilt have to do more yet, Mord, for four twelves can have no right to pass judgment.
Twelves will tell you--why I shouldn't live another five-and-twenty years.
Twelves never comes, what is to prevent this will from standing?
Twelves if your husband's dead, ma'am; he's a surer judge of dead folk than I am.
Twelves told me that if I married you I should have twenty thousand pounds.
Twelves promised--and you can make it as much more as you like, but I'll do it if you make it that.
Twelves accorded her the respect she demanded--at least outwardly, for she continually suspected him of having his tongue in his cheek--she proceeded to show that there was a side to her character which was not altogether unpleasant.
Twelves addressed before Mr. McTavish had a chance of speaking.
Twelves and Nannie Foreshaw' is a positive stroke of genius.
The polacre carried two long twelves and ten eighteen-pound medium guns, a description of cannon between a carronade and long gun, much in use amongst the contraband slavers; but she was pierced for twenty.
Then Gizur the white said, "Thou wilt have to do more yet, Mord, for four twelves can have no right to pass judgment.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "twelves" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
