liquor and stores (and has dates with certain crewman in the old male only navy) getting powdered for the pussar was a phrase I heard when dolling up to go out. On payday you had a pay assembly where you marched up by ranks, bellowed out your name and number and the pussar gave you your biweekly sum of eleven quid 50pence. Saluted and marched back to rank.
matelots generic tars, pussar officers in charge of money and liquor.
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bill