daffy09 wrote:Thanks Jase, that's exactly what I wanted to know. I had in my mind a picture of some rather muscular sailors standing in the hold humping cannonballs over their heads. I assume the grating on the orlop deck would have been removed to facilitate the use of the whips.
Thanks for the info and the little piece of terminology, I didn't know that - it's quite amazing how many things we use in our speech today that have a history in period naval terminology.
Happy building
David
No probe. your right about the history of terminology too but a lot comes from other periods too like the Tudor word for a table top a 'board' this one gives us
Board room ( the room which the tables is kept)
Board meeting (estate meetings were always held around the big table)
Head of the board (person in charge sat at the head of the table)
Sideboard ( when not in use the table was pushed to the side and decorated with the best plates)
Cupboard ( if you come to display your cups and tankards on it)
Treading the boards ( tables taken outside for traveling entertainers to use)
board stiff and board games (games played on the table top)
I think its fascinating personaly
J
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