bilging

McCain came close to "bilging" — getting kicked out — but seemed to know exactly how far he could go.

What These Eyes Have Seen 2008

After a night of storms, huddled under a tarp, bilging our boat hourly, the day broke calm and bright.

Ice Hunt Rollins, James, 1961- 2003

The Trial sloop was a great way to leeward, having lost her mainmast in this squall, and having been obliged, for fear of bilging, to cut away the wreck.

Anson's Voyage Round the World The Text Reduced Richard Walter

The ship continued to beat on the rocks, and soon bilging, fell with her broadside towards the shore.

Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. Anonymous

Indeed, to make her safe from bilging, Blood ordered a prompt jettisoning of the forward guns, anchors, and water-casks and whatever else was moveable.

Captain Blood Rafael Sabatini 1912

She was bilging fast, with an ominous list to larboard, and it could be no more than a question of moments before she settled down.

Captain Blood Rafael Sabatini 1912

"She's bilging!" and Sir Oliver saw the Spaniard standing off again, as if satisfied with what she had done.

The Sea-Hawk Rafael Sabatini 1912

In another instant she would be bilging helplessly among the sands of Africa, or would be on her course free and unimpeded for the shores of America!

Ran Away to Sea Mayne Reid 1850

We spent a good 20 minutes bilging water out of the gunnels before we could eventually lift them out ..... with about 30 people.

North Carolina Tar Heels News -- www.tarheelblue.com 2009

This was formally recognized in 1618 when the English Commission on Naval Reform reported that sea fights were "chiefly performed by the great artillery breaking down masts, yards, tearing, raking, and bilging the ships. ..."

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