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eamon

22nd September 2015, 13:58
12a. Male tailor let go, have to get eg cutter's rate (11, three words) I have: -ea-ethel--.
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april

22nd September 2015, 14:11
heave the log
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eamon

22nd September 2015, 14:22
Thank you April. I was torn between "heave" and "leave" but neither makes any sense to me. What is the connection with cutter's rate? Is this a lumberjacking term?
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chrisg

22nd September 2015, 14:23
you heave the log into the water to establish what speed you are doing on a ship (cutter)
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eamon

22nd September 2015, 14:26
Well, I'll be a landlubber! Thank you, Chrisg.
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