robands

All hands were called to “come up and see it rain, ” and kept on deck hour after hour in a drenching rain, standing round the deck so far apart as to prevent our talking with one another, with our tarpaulins and oil-cloth jackets on, picking old rope to pieces, or laying up gaskets and robands.

Chapter XIV. Santa Barbara-Hide-Droghing-Harbor Duties-Discontent-San Pedro 1909

These we bent on very carefully, with strong robands and seizings, and making tackles fast to the clews, bowsed them down to the water-ways.

Chapter XXV. Rumors of War-A Spouter-Slipping for a South-Easter-A Gale 1909

All hands were called to "come up and see it rain," and kept on deck hour after hour in a drenching rain, standing round the deck so far apart as to prevent our talking with one another, with our tarpaulins and oil-cloth jackets on, picking old rope to pieces, or laying up gaskets and robands.

Two years before the mast, and twenty-four years after: a personal narrative 1869

These we bent on very carefully, with strong robands and seizings, and making tackles fast to the clews, bowsed them down to the water-ways.

Two years before the mast, and twenty-four years after: a personal narrative 1869

These we bent on very carefully, with strong robands and seizings, and making tackles fast to the clews, bowsed them down to the water-ways.

Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 Charles Dudley Warner 1864

All hands were called to ` ` come up and see it rain, '' and kept on deck hour after hour in a drenching rain, standing round the deck so far apart so as to prevent our talking with one another, with our tarpaulins and oil-cloth jackets on, picking old rope to pieces, or laying up gaskets and robands.

Two Years Before the Mast Richard Henry Dana 1848

These we bent on very carefully, with strong robands and seizings, and, making tackles fast to the clews, bowsed them down to the water-ways.

Two Years Before the Mast Richard Henry Dana 1848

These we bent on very carefully, with strong robands and seizings, and making tackles fast to the clews, bowsed them down to the water-ways.

Two Years Before the Mast Richard Henry Dana 1848

"come up and see it rain," and kept on deck hour after hour in a drenching rain, standing round the deck so far apart as to prevent our talking with one another, with our tarpaulins and oil-cloth jackets on, picking old rope to pieces, or laying up gaskets and robands.

Two Years Before the Mast Richard Henry Dana 1848