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Thread #137964 Message #3157265
Posted By: Bee-dubya-ell
19-May-11 - 07:41 PM
Thread Name: ADD: Oh You Weary Cutters/O the Weary Cutters^^^
Subject: RE: ADD: Oh You Weary Cutters/O the Weary Cutters^^^
A cutter was a member of a press gang - ruffian seamen who basically kidnapped young men and "pressed" them into involuntary service aboard ship.