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Thread #37548   Message #525186
Posted By: Dicho (Frank Staplin)
10-Aug-01 - 01:49 PM
Thread Name: What is a Shanty
Subject: RE: What is a Shanty
Forebit is a seamans term for posts on the foredeck of a ship where seamen could gather and sing or BS. Some people call forebits bollards, but bollard applies to the posts on quays as well. WHEN was the term forebitter introduced? I believe it is a modern term introduced by singers of sea songs and is not "historical."