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Lowtide A fathom was originally the length


of outstretched arms to the tips of the longest fingers but was later standardized as six feet, the measure used in taking soundings of the depth of water.


Fairway, a term used in golf, was


originally a navigable channel in a river or harbor.


A fender was originally a bumper


made of various materials and hung over a vessel’s side to prevent chafing or collision with another vessel.


The term “pipe down,” meaning


be quiet or stop talking, took on this meaning around 1900, but it originally came from the navy, where the signal for all hands to turn in was sounded on a whistle or pipe. It was the last whistle of the day and signaled silence and lights out.


The word ostracism comes from the


Greek ostrakon, meaning “oyster shell”. In ancient Greece, the writ of banishment was inscribed on oyster shells.


Morass, marsh and moor were


originally the same word, likely related to the now obsolete word mere, lake, which is from the Latin mare, sea.


In the term “weigh anchor,” the


weigh comes from the Old English word wegan, which meant to carry, bear, or to move. So when you weigh anchor, you simply lift it, so that it can be carried away.


The colloquialism “dead in the


water,” meaning unable to function or move, inoperable, originally referred to a crippled ship.


The word fleet, as in a fleet of


warships, comes from Old English fleotan, to float or drift. The related Old English fleot means a group of ships.


The Falkland Islands were named


for Lord Falkland, First Lord of the Admiralty.


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The term “she’s well built” originally referred to a ship.


The expression “broad in the


beam,” meaning broad hips or large buttocks, took its meaning in the 1920s but originated in the 17th century and meant the wideness of a ship.


“Maiden voyage,” originally meaning


the first voyage of a ship, was first recorded in 1901, but the use of the term “maiden” to signify “the first time” dates from the mid-1500s.


The term “tip of the iceberg” alludes


to the structure of an iceberg, about 90 percent of its bulk lying underwater.


A barky was an old sailor’s term for


a vessel well liked by her crew. The word antenna was used by


Romans to refer to the wooden horizontal beams from which sails were hung. Later in the 16th century, the term was used to refer to the “horns” of insects.


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