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Thread #162651   Message #3990312
Posted By: GUEST,Phil d'Conch
01-May-19 - 10:38 PM
Thread Name: Chanteys in Royal Navy?
Subject: RE: Chanteys in Royal Navy?
See Gibb on Smyth & “Two-six-heave!” upthread:

"UN, deux, trois, an exclamation, or fong, ufed by feamen when hauling the bowlines the greateft effort being made at the laft word. Englifh failors, in the fame manner, call out on this occafion – haul-in – haul -two – haul-belay!"
[Universal Dictionary of the Marine, London, 1769]

Note: Smyth's definition of “Call” is a clone of this volume.