Mudcat Café message #3536453

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Thread #151478 Message #3536453
Posted By: Lighter
11-Jul-13 - 05:07 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: 'topsails all a quiver'
Subject: RE: Folklore: 'topsails all a quiver'

More authentically seafaring versions have "lowered" or "brailed in" in place of "laid in."