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Thread #26282 Message #315368
Posted By: GUEST
10-Oct-00 - 07:45 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Old Maid Song / Old Maid's Song
Subject: RE: Lyric Query: Old Maid Song
The term *Tinman* has been used in the past as a term describing a ship which hauled ore used in the production of tin. Possibly the term could be extended to a sailor who customarily sailed on such a vessel.