meaning: openly, without trickery From Brian Berlin… A trick, common to warships and pirates alike, both of which had very large crews, was to keep…
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Nautical Term/Phrase Wednesday: Chock-A-Block
Items packed so tightly together as to prevent movement. A chock is typically a wooden wedge used to secure moving objects on deck and in…
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