Meaning Swinging the lamp
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Swinging the lampTelling sea stories. Referring to lamps slung from the deckhead which swing while at sea. Often used to indicate that the story teller is exaggerating.
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Swinging the lampTelling sea stories. Referring to lamps slung from the deckhead which swing while at sea. Often used to indicate that the story teller is exaggerating.
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Swinging the lampTelling sea stories. Referring to lamps slung from the deckhead which swing while at sea. The theory is that the more the lamp swings, the more the storyteller is exaggerating.
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Swinging the lampTelling sea stories. Referring to lamps slung from the deckhead which swing while at sea. Often used to indicate that the story teller is exaggerating.
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Swinging the lampRoyal Navy - telling stories of one’s experiences in the Navy, usually after a few tot’s of pusser’s rum, they may get exaggerated as time passes!
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Swinging the lampCould it be a euphemism for "spreading it around", perhaps?
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