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chained_bear commented on the word mainchain
"'Pin her, Joe,' said Bonden. The bowman hooked on at the mainchains, the big lugsail came down with a run, and speaking in a curt, official voice Bonden said, 'Now, sir, if you please. We can't hang about all day under the barky's lee. I'll look after your old parcel.'"
--Patrick O'Brian, The Ionian Mission, 27
February 11, 2008