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To: ransomnote
Bonjour y'all! Laissez le bon Trump rouler!!!

Know your Nautical terminology

futtock shrouds
Rope, wire, or chain links in the rigging of a traditional square-rigged ship running from the outer edges of a top downwards and inwards to a point on the mast or lower shrouds. They carry the load of the shrouds that rise from the edge of the top, preventing the top from tilting relative to the mast.

Futtuck shrouds of USS Constitution

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LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

144 posted on 07/21/2022 9:25:22 PM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: LonePalm

...and real salts climb over the futtock shrouds to reach the tops, eschewing the lubber hole.


259 posted on 07/22/2022 10:57:45 AM PDT by Chuckster (Friends don't let friends eat farmed fish)
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