单词 | fothering-sail |
释义 | > as lemmasfothering-sail ˈfothering n. the action of the verb. Also attributive, as fothering-mat, fothering-sail. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > other nautical operations > [noun] > damage limitation operations jettison1426 laving1457 jetsam1641 bailing1682 fothering1769 baling1856 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Fothering, a peculiar method of endeavouring to stop a leak in the bottom of a ship while she is afloat. 1819 J. H. Vaux Memoirs I. 226 Applying what is termed a fothering mat to her bows. 1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions II. 451 A bunch of rope-yarns..might enter some of the larger leaks..through the medium of a fothering sail. < as lemmas |
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