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Spider band or spider hoop
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An iron band around the base of a mast which holds a set of iron belaying pins.
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Loose cannon, английский
- An irresponsible and reckless individual whose behavior (either intended or unintended) endangers the group he or she belongs to. a loose cannon, weighing thousands of pounds, would crush anything and anyone in its path, and possibly even break a hole in the hull, thus endangering the seaworthiness of the whole ship.
- In common speech this refers to someone, especially a politician, who is unpredictable, uncontrollable, and likely to speak or act without considering either consequences or the “party line.” the origin is obvious—two or more tons of wood and metal trundling up and down the rolling gundeck of a sailing man-of-war was not only a terrible hazard to life and limb, but could seriously damage other guns, or even crash through the side to plunge into the sea.
Loggerhead, английский
- An iron ball attached to a long handle, used for driving caulking into seams and (occasionally) in a fight. hence: `at loggerheads`.
- [1] in the 15th and 16th centuries, a loggerhead was a big long-handled ladle used for scalding a grappled enemy by pouring hot oil, tar, or water from caldrons set up on deck and heated to boiling point in sand-filled brick pits. [2] later, the name was applied to a caulking tool consisting of a long iron rod with a ball at the end. the latter was heated until red and then plunged into pitch to soften it. [3] an alternate name for bar shot. [4] a wooden fixture at the stem of a rowing whaleboat around which the harpoon line was controlled. [5] an endangered species of sea turtle. (see also at loggerheads.)
- Несоразмерно большая голова
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