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Thread #14772   Message #229187
Posted By: Margo
17-May-00 - 01:00 AM
Thread Name: Help: sea shanties and maritime folk stuff
Subject: RE: Help: sea shanties and maritime folk stuff
I have a question: What does it mean to "bend on sail". I have heard it in shanteys, and also read a description of it in Basil Lubbock's book "Round the Horn Before the Mast". Unfortunately, I don't understand Lubbock's description! If you bend on sail, are you putting it up? Thanks, Margo