单词 | to poop a sea |
释义 | > as lemmasto poop a sea ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > shipwreck > cause to suffer shipwreck [verb (transitive)] > take in (water) > over stern poop1750 1750 Summer Voy. Gulph of Venice 11 Next see the B——d, laden all so rich, A lofty Ship, that's apt to pitch, And to poop a Sea behind In a boist'rous Gale of Wind. 1862 Times 7 Apr. 11/3 He said the ship had pooped a sea, and he had made a hole to let the water out. 1894 Westm. Gaz. 7 Dec. 5/1 An enormous wave was pooped which demolished the hatchways and flooded the hold with several feet of water. 1898 F. T. Bullen Cruise ‘Cachalot’ xxviii. 374 The supreme test..is the length of time she will scud before a gale without ‘pooping’ a sea. < as lemmas |
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