Word: decke
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...much as four hundred years ago it was a favorite game for sailors of the British navy to "lay houlde of an goode rope's twiste" and pull against an opposing party on the broad ship's deck, of a quiet afternoon. The number of contestants was practically unlimited, and the contest was not decided till one or the other of the opposing parties had been pulled entirely over a chalk-line on the deck. Of course, after a few heaves, if one side began heaving all together, as sailor's heave a rope, the other side was bound...
...preliminary attempt at literary exercises, either to ease the consciences of the revellers, or, what is more probable, to sweeten by contrast the subsequent carousal. There is some brief speech-making and bowing and toasting and responding by the Grand Duke, and introducing formality. But little by little the deck is cleared for action, and the men settle down to the serious business of the night. Now by the beard of Gambrinus, shall noble deeds be done. Let the hugest beer keg tremble - even the Great Tun in the castle cellar. For here is an unflinching army of veterans, every...
...Tuesday, the 13th. The play ran even more smoothly than on the previous evening, and almost every feature received an encore. On Wednesday the party left for Boston, via the Fall River Line. During the evening the club entertained the passengers on the steamer by singing on the after deck. The trip was a financial success, and was a most enjoyable affair for all concerned...
...again. The ship serves more or less as a school ship. The men on board are kept in practice all the time, and young fellows like me are sent here and learn the tricks of the trade and how to be generally useful. This is the main deck." - It was broad and very smooth and clean and sunny - "These old guns are not much use now; they're muzzle loading smooth bores and would stand no chance against a modern iron-clad; those two on the other side are breech loading steel guns, and are used for salutes." Tables were...
...rock on which he was standing and Gooseberry neck. She was at the nearest point, from a quarter to half a mile away from him. Rupert made all the signals of distress that he could in his exhausted condition and Captain Snow saw them. But the Ridgeway had a deck load of empty barrels which the captain says would have been jeopardized if he attempted to lay to and lower a boat. And he passed on without any attempt to render assistance. Within a mile and a half of the rock upon which Rupert stood is a light ship attached...