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Steve Gardham | Lyr Add: Rio Grande (sailors) (60* d) | RE: Lyr Add: Rio Grande (sailors) | 27 May 22 |
I'm pretty certain 'nose' is a natural colloquialism for 'bow' among seamen just as 'arse' is for 'starn'. A 'nose-ender' was a wind blowing from dead ahead. A riverman might say, 'stick her nose in there' meaning pull into the bank or a haven. |