M&D p.21

[andrew at cee.hw.ac.uk]

doktor at primenet.com writes:
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> Vaska asks:
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> >Have I missed something over the past few days, or?  It's just that I had a
> >mild chuckle the other day to see one of Pig Bodine's ancestors make his
> >appearance on p.21 of _M&D_.  In case you've missed him, the gent in
> >question is one Fender-Belly Bodine, self-styled Captain of the Foretop of
> >the "Seahorse".
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> Can anyone give me a fill on "Fender-Belly?"

A fender is a piece of wood or rubber hung over the side of a boat at
a level suitable for it to act as a buffer between the side of the
ship and the quay. These days small boats use half or whole rubber
tyres as fenders. Presumably Bodine's belly is on the large size.


Andrew Dinn
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