round robin

Example Sentences

• "This being approved of, it vvas unanimouſly reſolved on, and the undervvritten Petition dravvn up and ſigned by the vvhole Company in the Manner of vvhat they call a Round Robin, that is, the Names vvere vvrit in a Circle, to avoid all Appearance of Pre-eminence, and leaſt any Perſon ſhould be mark'd out by the Government, as a principal Rogue among them."
• "[T]he Method uſed by Sailors vvhen they mutiny, by ſigning their Names in an orbicular manner, vvhich they call, a round Robin; vvhence the Phraſe, VVe have him as round as a Robin."
• "The Epitaph, vvritten for him [Oliver Goldsmith] by Dr. [Samuel] Johnſon, became the ſubject of converſation, and various emendations vvere ſuggested, vvhich it vvas agreed ſhould be ſubmitted to the Doctor's conſideration. But the queſtion vvas, vvho ſhould have the courage to propoſe them to him? At laſt it vvas hinted, that there could be no vvay ſo good as that of a Round Robin, as the ſailors call it, vvhich they make uſe of vvhen they enter into a conſpiracy, ſo as not to let it be knovvn vvho puts his name firſt or laſt to the paper."
• "[page 75] Making use of the stationery thus provided, I indited, upon a chest-lid, a concise statement of our grievances; concluding with the earnest hope, that the consul would at once come off, and see how matters stood, for himself. Right beneath the note was described the circle about which the names were to be written; the great object of a Round Robin being to arrange the signatures in such a way, that, although they are all found in a ring, no man can be picked out as the leader of it. […] [page 76] Folded, and sealed with a drop of tar, the Round Robin was directed to "The English Consul, Tahiti;" and, handed to the cook, was by him delivered into that gentleman's hands as soon as the mate went ashore."
• "There seems some doom over this ship. Already a hand short, and entering on the Bay of Biscay with wild weather ahead, and yet last night another man lost—disappeared. Like the first, he came off his watch and was not seen again. Men all in a panic of fear; sent a round robin, asking to have double watch, as they fear to be alone."
• "Some of them wanted it to be an honest ship and others were in favour of keeping it a pirate; but the captain treated them as dogs, and they dared not express their wishes to him even in a round robin."