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Cobbing and firking
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These were unofficial punishments awarded by “messdeck court-martial” to cooks who spoiled a meal or consistently served unpalatable food. cobbing involved all members of the mess beating the offender with socks filled with sand or a flat piece of wood called a cobbing-board, while firking was similar treatment using the staves of the small cask called a firkin. those who did not remove their hats when the watch was called were also subject to cobbing. the practice got out of hand and was officially forbidden in 1811.
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Punishment, английский
- The execution of the sentence against an offender, as awarded by a court-martial, or adjudged by a superior officer.
- Rules of conduct and penalties for flouting them are essential to all forms of society, especially so in ships at sea, which were historically independent of land-based authority, giving ship captains unfettered power over their crews. the earliest extant english-language laws and punishments are the ordinances or usages of the sea promulgated in 1190 by richard lionheart (who himself spoke little or no english) for the english crusader fleet. in part, these stated: he who kills a man on shipboard, shall be bound to
Consistent, английский
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Cockbill, английский
To place the yards of a square-rigger at random angles (acockbill) as a sign of mourning.
Coastie, английский
Slang for a member of the u.s. coast guard.
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