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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Nautical, a stout bar of wood extending along the sides of whaling-vessels inside the bulwarks. Its use is to secure water-casks and other heavy casks by lashings, hence the name.
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“For the time, it was hauled aft out of the way, and secured to the lash-rail.”
The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales
“Then every one of the culprits was stripped, and secured to the lash-rail by the wrists; scourges were made of cotton fish-line, knotted at intervals, and secured to a stout handle; the harpooners were told off as executioners, and the flogging began.”
The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales
“The oil bought by the skipper on private venture was left on deck, secured to the lash-rail, for discharging at the Bluff, while our stock of water-casks were carefully overhauled and recoopered prior to being stowed in their places below.”
The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales
“lash-rail" -- where the top of it towered up as high as the third ratline of the main-rigging.”
The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales
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