one side of the ship to the other by way of the keel or bottom of the ship.
91, 1. Old Bailey. The principal criminal court of England, situated in Old Bailey Street, London.
2. Bow Street runner. Bow Street is the name of the chief olice court of London. A runner is a sheriff's messenger, or bailiff.
3. Dead-lights. Slang for eyes. In nautical use it is a wooden or iron block used to close the port holes.
4. Broached. A word of many meanings, the most common being to open, or to accost. Silver's speech has many queer twists in it. It is hard here to give his exact meaning, if, indeed, he had one.
92, 1. Davy. Affidavit, solemn affirmation made on oath.
2. Stand by to go about. Another of Silver's favorite sea expressions. To go about is to turn round, and to stand by is to get ready for a nautical manœuvre. The whole phrase seems to mean, "attend to business."
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94, 1. Figureheads. Old sailing vessels often had wooden images carved upon their prows or beaks. Hawthorne has a story of one of these: Drowne's Wooden Image.
2. Cables. The heavy ropes to which the anchor was attached.
98, 1. Every man Jack. Jack (or Jack Tar) is a common nickname for sailors. The phrase here is simply an emphatic way of saying every man.
99, 1. Galley. The ship's kitchen.
2. Forecastle. The forward part of the ship, where the quarters of the sailors were.
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101, 1. Tip us a stave. Give us a song.
103, 1. Lanyard. A small rope.
2. Bulkhead. A partition in the ship below decks.
105, 1. Cap'n England. I have been unable to find whether this pirate is real or mythical.
106, 1. A point nearer the wind. That is, will sail almost against the wind, with the angle between the wind and her course very small.
2. Since Noah put to sea. Since the first voyage made.
3. Grog. The sailors' name for liquor.
4. Duff. A stiff flour pudding boiled in a bag; as, plum duff.
5. Waist. The centre of the ship.
