"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 topgallantstuddingsail spread out ready to be folded about his neck..."
--Patrick O'Brian, The Far Side of the World, 57
Another usage note on moonraker.
"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