puncheon n: puncheon tub
puncheon n A galley was fixed to the deck just aft of the forecastle scuttle and near the scuttlebutt. It consisted of a forty-gallon puncheon tub filled with rock which was used to lay wood fires for cooking the grub of each watch. PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup [Add to DNE puncheon n 3, to P-1974 quot] G. M...
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1988
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/62866 |
| Summary: | puncheon n A galley was fixed to the deck just aft of the forecastle scuttle and near the scuttlebutt. It consisted of a forty-gallon puncheon tub filled with rock which was used to lay wood fires for cooking the grub of each watch. PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup [Add to DNE puncheon n 3, to P-1974 quot] G. M. Story AUG. 11 1988 WK Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 3 Used Sup |
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