Meaning Swinging the lead
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Swinging the leadMeasuring the depth of water beneath a ship using a lead-weighted sounding line.
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Swinging the leadMeasuring the depth of water beneath a ship using a lead-weighted sounding line. A sailor who was feigning illness etc to avoid a hard job was said to be 'swinging the lead'.
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Swinging the leadA large bracket attached firmly to the deck, to which the foot of the mast is fixed. It has two sides or cheeks and a bolt forming the pivot around which the mast is raised and lowered.
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Swinging the lead(RCN) To work in a lazy manner. "OS Bloggins has BIRDS for swinging the lead."
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Swinging the lead1. measuring the depth of water beneath a ship using a lead-weighted sounding line.(Before Sonar Depth Finders) 2. a sailor who was feigning illness, etc., to avoid a hard job was said to be 's [..]
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