biscuit-throw

Run into green water: fangs of naked rock on both sides within biscuit-throw; stumps show when the waves yawn.

The Land of Midian 2003

With the land of promise within biscuit-throw and the tugs bustling about the great liner's skirts like little dogs about their mistress, he descended to details.

Jill the Reckless 1928

Then came the faint tinkle of a bell, and the H Sinclair, of Far Harbor, glided up and thrashed the water scarce a biscuit-throw away.

The Celebrity, Complete Winston Churchill 1909

Then came the faint tinkle of a bell, and the H Sinclair, of Far Harbor, glided up and thrashed the water scarce a biscuit-throw away.

Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill Winston Churchill 1909

Then came the faint tinkle of a bell, and the H Sinclair, of Far Harbor, glided up and thrashed the water scarce a biscuit-throw away.

The Celebrity, Volume 04 Winston Churchill 1909

Down into the river that tossed up white plumes of foam far below, he had flung one man, while another fired shot after shot from his carbine, screened behind a rock on the opposite side of the ravine, scarcely a biscuit-throw away.

The Car of Destiny Armand [Illustrator] Both 1901

At length, however, she arrived within a biscuit-throw of us, backed her main-topsail again, and once more lowered a boat, which a dozen oar - strokes sufficed to bring alongside our raft.

The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba Harry Collingwood 1886

Run into green water: fangs of naked rock on both sides within biscuit-throw; stumps show when the waves yawn.

The Land of Midian — Volume 1 Richard Francis Burton 1855

O'Brien running the brig within biscuit-throw of the weather schooner, engaging him broadside to broadside, with the advantage that the other two could not fire a shot into us without standing a chance of striking their consort.

Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 Frederick Marryat 1820

This we did; O'Brien running the brig within biscuit-throw of the weather schooner, engaging him broadside to broadside, with the advantage that the other two could not fire a shot into us without standing a chance of striking their consort.

Peter Simple Frederick Marryat 1820