To: MagUSNRET
Beings as you have a navy background...
then I guess you know what we used to call these...
115 posted on
02/25/2014 5:27:30 PM PST by
Repeal The 17th
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To: Repeal The 17th
That is called a “bollard”.
It is used to tie up a ship, tug, or barge to a pier.
Back in the day we called them “n-word heads”.
I do not know why, but that is what they were called.
117 posted on
02/25/2014 5:35:17 PM PST by
Repeal The 17th
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To: Repeal The 17th
120 posted on
02/25/2014 5:40:18 PM PST by
Carriage Hill
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