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bollard

 (n): a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines)
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5 months ago reesetee said:

I hate it when that happens.

5 months ago chained_bear said:

"Stephen stood up, hesitated, leapt for a bollard with a sergeant standing by it, and missed his hold. He fell between the jetty and the boat, and coming to the surface called out in Catalan, 'Pull me out. Hell and death.'" --Patrick O'Brian, The Surgeon's Mate, 258

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