Crosspatch

I didn't expect this post on Crosspatch to be about this word.

languagehat.com: CROSSPATCH. 2004

Crosspatch, draw the latch, sit by the fire and spin.

languagehat.com: CROSSPATCH. 2004

The Crosspatch rocked nearby, and the Marietta just beyond her.

The Mad Ship Hobb, Robin 1999

Then there had been a meeting, mysteriously arranged, at which Kennit met a northbound ship and arranged for a ransom note to be taken to the owners of the Crosspatch and to Captain Avery's family.

The Mad Ship Hobb, Robin 1999

VIVACIA was underway once more, flanking the Crosspatch with Marietta.

The Mad Ship Hobb, Robin 1999

The fighters aboard the Marietta outnumbered the crew of the Crosspatch substantially.

The Mad Ship Hobb, Robin 1999

Perhaps he would bring the Crosspatch here if her owners were slow to ransom her.

The Mad Ship Hobb, Robin 1999

Later, as they were seated in the ship's boat, being propelled across the water to the Crosspatch, Kennit leaned down to speak in Wintrow's ear.

The Mad Ship Hobb, Robin 1999

Captain Avery of the Crosspatch had bragged, not only in Jamaillia City but in several smaller ports as well, that no pirate, no matter how daring or righteous would dissuade him from the slave trade.

The Mad Ship Hobb, Robin 1999

I need a good place to stash the Crosspatch until she is ransomed.

The Mad Ship Hobb, Robin 1999