| 单词 | to bring to the gangway |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto bring to the gangway b. spec. The main deck or waist of a ship, as a place where punishment by flogging could be carried out before the ship's crew. Frequently in to bring to the gangway: to punish (a sailor) by flogging. Now historical.The waist, where the gangways cross the ship, was the traditional place of assembly for the crew, and punishment carried out here could be seen by all, in order to function as a deterrent. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > part of vessel above water > [noun] > deck > upper deck > parts of waist1495 quarterdeck1622 gangway1700 main deck1730 well-deck1759 booms1764 no man's land1769 1700 True Relation of Conspiracy Ship Adventure 4 These very Men themselves..did seise the same Edward Ham to the Gang-way, and severely beat him for the same Crime. 1719 Younger Brother v. iii. 64 Let the Rogue be brought to a Gang-way. 1791 J. O'Keeffe Wild Oats ii. 33 If I had you at the gangway, I'd give you a neater dozen than ever you got from your school-master's cat-o-nine-tails. 1830 London & Paris Observer 24 Oct. 688/1 Powel was brought to the gangway, and there received lashes. 1837 M. H. Barker in Bentley's Misc. May 476 Tell us how Suke saved you from the gangway. 1893 W. C. Russell Romance of Transport 139 ‘I could have him brought to the gangway for this,’ said the doctor. 1978 P. O'Brian Desolation Island iii. 63 He would be started and cobbed by the bosun's mates, might even be brought to the gangway and flogged, and he would never get along kindly with his messmates. 2003 J. Stockwin Mutiny (2004) 279 Three sailors deserting from Lion were brought to the gangway. The committee decided on two dozen lashes to be applied immediately. < as lemmas |
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