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Hello, Elle!
I still have not seen Heather playing!
I agree regarding Querry.
Andy was not at his best for whatever reason.
I have "frogman" and have not a clue why the setter has "underground" unless there is an obscure meaning of the word to do with water?
Now, "kedge".
Here I will need your help.
Chambers has it as a "n" (noun) and a "vt", which I have discovered means "transitive verb".
It looks like to kedge a ship, is to tow it.
I know what a verb is, how are you with "transitive verbs"?
They are new to me.
Just heard that Nina's Dad, Tommy Carberry, has died.
He was a great jockey and trainer.

The world of sailing ships has many specialised terms, my favourite is "trestletree" or "trustletree". Jury rigging is basically making do with whatever is left after a storm, battle etc to sail the ship. How about futtock plate?
Kedging is a way of getting a ship moving when there is no other way. A small (kedge) anchor is rowed as far from the ship as its cable/rope will allow and dropped. The ship can then be moved by winding the cable/rope onto a capstan. It is very hard work (the weight of ship, cargo, arms if any, men) but if you are stuck ......

thus "drawing along vessel" !!

Excellent, Rosalind!
That explains "kedge" !
I knew "jury-rigging" but am stumped with a "futtock plate"!
There is a wealth of knowledge on this forum!

It's a plate for securing the rigging of the top mast. I just like the word!

It's a great word, Rosalind.
Wonder if I could manage to drop it into a conversation!

Hi, Rusty!
A transitive verb is one that takes a direct object; whereas an intransitive verb does not have an object.
Now some transitive verbs can take both a direct and an indirect object.
And some verbs , however can be both transitive and intransitive.
This may help.....
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/grammar/transitive-and-intransitive-verbs
It gives lots of example which might make it clearer?
Sorry to go on...but you've hit a button!
English Grammar was one of my favourite subjects at school!
That's a shame about Tommy Carberry.
He wasn't all that old, was he? had he been ill or was it sudden?



Thank you for the explanation, Ros.
I had thought that kedge was an anchor, but couldn't see how a ship was then towed.

Hello, Elle!
Goodness, I could never understand that verb stuff in a hundred years!
I'll just take your word for it, if that's OK.
I understood Rosalind's explanation, too.
No, Tommy was only 75.
I do not know what he died of.
I think it was sudden.
Poor Nina and family.
Her baby must be due soon, I think, too.
On a lighter note, look up "nouvelle" in Chambers.
It appeals to my humour!

Hi, Rusty!
A "nouvelle" is a LONG short story?!
I like it!
I have never heard of the word used like that before as a noun.
To me nouveau / nouvelle are French adjectives meaning "new"!
You are always finding something new/ different / that is interesting!
How did you come across that?
BB won a medal at Sports Day today!

Hello, Elle!
You cannot beat a long short story!
Look up "lint", too? Think you will like it!
BB has done well!
Shall you reward him?
Our local football team had a game today with a lot of the children supporters, including the girls.
11 in the big team played 100 of the kids!
Everyone says it was a great day.
Lots of pics taken with the team etc.
Just great fun with the young ones and their heroes.
Miss O and me are going to Pine Cone tomorrow.