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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 11 of 11 1 2 … 9 10 11 Go to page... Re: Port Holes #25440 04/30/01 02:29 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA W wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA Port holes according to my Mariner's Dictionary : "openings in the ship's side for light, air or guns." There you go!. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Port Holes #25441 04/30/01 03:09 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 544 San Francisco, CA H Hyla addict Hyla addict H Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 544 San Francisco, CA I believe the openings for guns are often called "gun ports," rather than port holes, but the basic idea of a port being an opening in the side still holds. And yes, I can tie a fisherman's bend, a sheet bend, a slipped sheet bend and, if I really apply myself, a short-end sheet bend (useful in mending things like a broken shoelace, but I generally prefer Bill's method, recommended elsewhere, for dealing with that issue - but's it a nice euphonious name). Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 11 of 11 1 2 … 9 10 11 Go to page... Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,317 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 596 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 31 A C Bowden 13 LukeJavan8 1 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,534 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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