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Thread #105231 Message #2491648
Posted By: Charley Noble
12-Nov-08 - 08:58 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Ballad of John Silver, A (John Masefield)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Ballad of John Silver, A (Masefield)
Jim-
It is a confusing line but some nautical types think it refers to the practice by victims of a sinking ship to look for any flotsam, such as a chicken-coop or hatch cover, to help keep them afloat until rescue.