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Lighter	Origins: Cruising round Yarmouth (80* d)	RE: Origins: Cruising round Yarmouth	17 Aug 24
"Betwixt wind and water" was a naval phrase from the 16th century that referred to the area of a ship's side just above the water line. Because of the rocking of the ship, a shot placed there was especially effective. It lent itself to rather obvious anatomical metaphor. The earliest example:

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