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TEXAS (9)

TEXAS (9)
ScnMaster
the uppermost structure of a river-steamer, containing the officers' quarters. Named after the state of Texas (the largest state in the United States at the time of this lecture), from the fact that the officers' accommodation was the most spacious on the Mississippi steamboats where cabins were named after states. —PDC Volume 4 Approved Glossary