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| On Tue, 2 May 2000, Mr L F Braun (<390F2DCB.AD21EEF5@....msu.edu>) wrote at 19:34:35 (...) It's called the beak, or beak-head, and I'd love to see some pictures of a late 18th/ early 19th century one. (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) <Zinger from left field (1)> Or just plain "head". Which is where that particular term for the place you go to get rid of those beers. One thing though, on real ships, it's rarely actually a solid deck, but rather a framework with netting. I (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| Also, depending on the prevailing wind at the time (iirc) the potr or starboard side one was used. john (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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