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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The whole inside planking or lining of a ship below the lower deck.
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chained_bear commented on the word foot-waling
"... the whole inside planks or lining of a ship, used to prevent any part of the ballast or cargo from falling between the floor-timbers."
—Falconer's New Universal Dictionary of the Marine (1816), 156
October 13, 2008
reesetee commented on the word foot-waling
Sounds painful.
October 14, 2008