subs. (nautical).—A sailor’s elysium (situate on the hither and cooler side of hell) of wine, women, and song.
1837. MARRYAT, Snarleyyow; or The Dog Fiend, ix.
| At FIDLER’S GREEN, where seamen true, | |
| When here they’ve done their duty, | |
| The bowl of grog shall still renew, | |
| And pledge to love and beauty. |
1842. LOVER, Handy Andy, ch. xii. ‘He would as soon go into Squire Egan’s house as go to FIDDLER’S GREEN.’ ‘Faith, then, there’s worse places than FIDDLER’S GREEN,’ said Andy, ‘as some people may find out one o’ these days.’
1884. W. E. HENLEY and R. L. STEVENSON, Admiral Guinea, iv., 4. Jack Gaunt, you’ve always been my rock ahead. It’s thanks to you I’ve got my papers, and this time I’m shipped for FIDDLER’S GREEN.
