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Meanings of cut the lashings in English

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Usage of cut the lashings in English
1
He again got out his knife that he might cut the lashings.
The Rival Crusoes
2
Meanwhile Laure had cut the lashings of the Russians, the Cossacks, and the Englishman.
The Eagle of the Empire: A Story of Waterloo
3
They have but to cut the lashings there and the whole will swing round.
The Dragon and the Raven; Or, The Days of King Alfred
4
He flourished his clasp-knife and bent and cut the lashings.
Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast
5
Dick & Co. carried their loads over to the platform, where they cut the lashings.
The High School Boys' Canoe Club
6
In all haste he pulled his clasp-knife and cut the lashings which held the boat in its chocks.
Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast
7
A seaman went forward with an axe to cut the lashings of the one on the port side.
Sustained honor: The Age of Liberty Established
8
Troke and Hailey, alarmed by her vehemence, dragged the stretcher out into the light, and hastily cut the lashings.
For the Term of His Natural Life
9
The boatswain had cut the lashings holding the spars-thathad been sent down from aloft-intheir place by the bulwarks.
At the Point of the Bayonet: A Tale of the Mahratta War
10
The Genoese prisoners were all fastened below, and the Venetians then set to work to cut the lashings and free the rigging of the ships.
The Lion of Saint Mark: A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Cent...
11
It was indeed a relief to know the deck was clear, and I ordered Schmitt to cut the lashings and take charge of the wheel.
Wolves of the Sea / Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manusc...
12
The cloak was pulled from his face, and, feeling for his knife, he cut the lashings of the gag and removed it from his mouth.
When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great ...
13
Dick obeyed, cutting the lashings of the helm.
Red Eve
14
" Cut the lashings, Miguel," said the captain.
The Shadow of the North: A Story of Old New York and a Lost Camp...
15
In vain the Frenchmen strove to free themselves by cutting the lashings-eachtime they made the attempt the marines drove them back with their musketry.
The Story of Nelson / also "The Grateful Indian", "The Boatswain...
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Cut the lashings across language varieties
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