The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #40492 Message #579633
Posted By: Whistle Stop
25-Oct-01 - 01:55 PM
Thread Name: BS: Swing a cat - origins
Subject: RE: BS: Swing a cat - origins
That has always been my understanding as well; that it came from the need to clear enough space on deck for the man swinging the cat-o-nine-tails.