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Closh
(Mynherr). A Dutch Jack-tar. Closh is corrupt form of
Claus, a contraction of Nicholas, a name as common with the Dutch as
Jack is with the English people.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Closh from Infoplease:
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