sail-needle

Then going through some small strange motions with it — whether indispensable to the magnetizing of the steel, or merely intended to augment the awe of the crew, is uncertain — he called for linen thread; and moving to the binnacle, slipped out the two reversed needles there, and horizontally suspended the sail-needle by its middle, over one of the compass cards.

Moby Dick; or the Whale 2002

The sinews of the legs were divided into threads, and, using a small sail-needle which he carried to clean the tube of his gun,

Adrift in the Ice-Fields Charles W. Hall

Fasten with a strong thread a fine-pointed nail, or a sail-needle, to the end of this sort of spindle.

Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before George Turner

Corbett was drying the magneto of the engine in the oven, and Joan, with sail-needle and palm, was repairing a long slit in the mainsail.

What Happened to the Corbetts Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1939

Corbett was drying the magneto of the engine in the oven, and Joan, with sail-needle and palm, was repairing a long slit in the mainsail.

What Happened to the Corbetts Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1939

In the first place, I took a large sail-needle and some heavy-thread and I sewed two pairs of his trousers and two of his coats up the middle of the legs and arms, so he couldn't put them on, at least right away.

Tramping on Life Kemp, Harry, 1883-1960 1922

In the first place, I took a large sail-needle and some heavy-thread and

Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative Harry Kemp 1921

After enjoying his drink, he handed back the empty glass and said: “Deacon, that egg had a double yolk; don't you think you ought to give me another sail-needle?”

A Backward Glance at Eighty Murdock, Charles A 1921

Then the tanks were tightly closed, and one man operated with palm and sail-needle, sewing them up with twine.

The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Douglas Mawson 1920

He had had a low bench brought on the bridge, and sitting on it, with a length of rope curled about his feet and a piece of canvas stretched over his knees, was pushing a sail-needle vigorously.

Typhoon, and other stories 1902