Note 81 — THE OBSERVATIONS OF SIR RICHARD HAWKINS, KNIGHT, IN HIS VOYAGE INTO THE SOUTH SEA. (continued 2)
Reading edition
Holes in the ship’s side to carry off the water. The term now in use is scupper: slopper appears to be as good a word.
Reading edition
Holes in the ship’s side to carry off the water. The term now in use is scupper: slopper appears to be as good a word.