I would not take a rood of land from Frederic to be appointed to a man-of-war to-morrow morning, for I looked on it as his (God grant it may be long ere he touch it!) ever since I was the height of a handspike.
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Handspike
Synonyms for "handspike" (15 found)
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Translations
10 translations across 8 languages.
German
3 entries- Handspake noun (a bar or lever used in a windlass)
- Handspeiche noun (a bar or lever used in a windlass)
- Spillspake noun (a bar or lever used in a windlass)
Hebrew
1 entries- יָדִית הַכַּנָּן noun (a bar or lever used in a windlass)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- ماناوله noun (a bar or lever used in a windlass)
Polish
1 entries- handszpak noun (a bar or lever used in a windlass)
Portuguese
1 entries- espeque noun (a bar or lever used in a windlass)
Russian
1 entries- ганшпу́г noun (a bar or lever used in a windlass)
Spanish
1 entries- espeque noun (a bar or lever used in a windlass)
Tagalog
1 entries- landok noun (a bar or lever used in a windlass)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
“Man the capstan! Blood and thunder!—jump!”—was the next command, and the crew sprang for the handspikes.
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Then he rapped on the door with a bit of stick like a handspike that he carried...
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