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studdingsail

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8 months ago chained_bear said:

Another usage note on moonraker.

8 months ago chained_bear said:

"At four bells in the afternoon watch, or two by the clocks in the town, Jack was sitting in front of a small looking-glass in his sleeping cabin with a freshly-laundered cravat the size of a topgallant studdingsail spread out ready to be folded about his neck..."
--Patrick O'Brian, The Far Side of the World, 57

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