| 单词 | marlinspike |
| 例句 | Seaman use a marlinspike, a tool also found in sewing baskets, to untwist ropes. On a Windjammer cruise in Maine, passengers knit a seaworthy yarn 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z On my introduction, Jack was dressed in the garb of a seaman, with marlinspike slung round his neck, and a lump of grease in his hand, and was busily employed in setting up the rigging. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z The officers had their revolvers loaded and ready and the crew were armed with capstan bars and marlinspikes beside the sheath knives that they all carried. Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator 2012-03-27T02:00:19.467Z I cal'late if I had a marlinspike handy our coop would have been a Pullet short. The Postmaster 2011-09-21T02:00:28.863Z A blow from the marlinspike broke the Stygian captain's arm and sent the cutlass ringing upon deck. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies There's a few of them that are smart seamen, but most of them are rank swabs that don't know a marlinspike from a backstay. Doubloons—and the Girl "I know nothing," said he, "of plaintiff and defendant; I only know, as I have said already, that Tom knocked Jack down with a marlinspike." The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. When he gave the signal I tossed the marlinspike. Tales of the Fish Patrol A smalley wee thing she seem to be; not bigger than a marlinspike. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea The wet had made the hemp as hard as iron and he lacked a marlinspike. Blackbeard: Buccaneer If he shows his teeth, give him a rope's end or a marlinspike. The Pirate of Panama A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure Captain Elkanah, however, carried his as if it were a club, or a 180 scepter, or a—well, a marlinspike, perhaps. Fair Harbor “Give me that old marlinspike, Josh, and your knife,” said Will quickly; and he took the iron bar and great jack-knife that were handed to him. Menhardoc But he had neither bar, marlinspike, nor dirk, nothing but his hands and a small pocket-knife, so a depressing feeling of vexation humbled him for a time. Cutlass and Cudgel I thought it was that scoundrel!” exclaimed Frank; and in a moment he had leaped fearlessly amidst the throng—with the marlinspike fortunately still in his hand, for he was otherwise weaponless. The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land Second-hand watches, marlinspikes, compasses, spoons, books, boxes, and curiosities crowded the narrow space, in the midst of which the shrivelled old lady who called herself proprietress was scarcely visible. Roger Ingleton, Minor Captain Savage was beating a sailor with a marlinspike for some breach of discipline. The Wizard of the Sea A Trip Under the Ocean But before long Anne was back in the pirate ship, as active as any of her male shipmates with cutlass and marlinspike, always one of the leaders in boarding a prize. The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers Now, then, what I want is a good marlinspike or an iron bar. Cutlass and Cudgel The mate was fixed by the bo’s’n’s pike, The bo’s’n brained with a marlinspike, And cookey’s throat was marked belike It had been gripped By fingers ten. The Dead Men's Song Being the Story of a Poem and a Reminiscent Sketch of its Author Young Ewing Allison Bulger and Parmiter were lying side by side; there was blood on the deck; and Captain Barker stood over them with a marlinspike, his eyes blazing, his face distorted with passion. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India Thunder and marlinspikes!" he exclaimed, "who's got a cud of tobacco? Historic Tales, Vol. 1 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Here, my man, if your delicate fingers can't do this bit of a job, give me that marlinspike. A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle Here the chain was easily passed through a hawse-hole, and a knot tied, with a marlinspike passed through its centre. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet Then would you kindly go to Captain Spark and ask him for a left-handed marlinspike? Bob the Castaway When he gave the signal I tossed the marlinspike. Tales of the Fish Patrol From marlinspikes to pocketknives, every man held some sort of a weapon. Harrigan I got a good insight, however, into the uses of the serving-mallet, the fid, marlinspike and winch, and did something with the needle and palm. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale In fancy's eye, I saw a marlinspike where Macbeth saw the dagger, and snuffed the fragrance of a tar-bucket in every breeze. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale "The men sent me for a left-handed marlinspike," he said, interrupting the commander, who was busy over his accounts. Bob the Castaway The hand that has long dallied with a marlinspike may be easily made to feel a trigger, as gracefully as a lady touches the keys of her piano. The Pilot Harrigan sprang to his feet, catching up a marlinspike, and whirled it above his head. Harrigan "Why he clipped into the water with the speed of light, as clean and clear as if he had been a marlinspike." Tom Cringle's Log With this difference, that I proposed to substitute, for the present at least, a marlinspike for the sword. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale "A left-handed marlinspike," repeated the commander, at once understanding the joke. Bob the Castaway How do you like me now?—smooth as a marlinspike and my hair trimmed in the latest fashion, so old Bones says. Kennedy Square Another time he dropped a steel marlinspike from the mizzen crosstree. The Sea Wolf Here he helped himself to rum and water, the rum coming up about an inch in the glass, regular half and half, fit to float a marlinspike. Tom Cringle's Log He also boasted of his skill in navigation, and according to his own story could handle a quadrant or even a sextant as adroitly as a marlinspike. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale A left-handed marlinspike turns into a scuttle-butt, and that turns into a water barrel. Bob the Castaway Instead of passing the gasket around the yard, I gravely handed him a marlinspike! Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale |
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