lubber's hole
lubber's hole · lubber's holes
A hole through the platform surrounding the upper part of a ship's mast, through which…A hole through the platform surrounding the upper part of a ship's mast, through which one may climb to go aloft.
Meaning
1 sensesA hole through the platform surrounding the upper part of a ship's mast, through which one may climb to go aloft.
hole in a platform on a mast through which a sailor can climb without going out on the shrouds
Forms
plural: lubber's holes| Singular | lubber's hole |
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See also
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