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Sally Ship
So, any ideas on this one??
Anyone??
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Well, when I first say this it caught my eye and to be honest, I was thinking like a drunken sailor on liberty in Hong Kong. Anyway it is not at all what a bunch of you are thinking.
It is a term that is French in origin coming from sally or to rush forward. In the days of sail, when a ship ran aground or touched bottom at low tide, it was possible to break free by ordering the crew to sally ship. They would run from side to side in unison, thus creating a violent rocking motion.
Anyone??
Remember this is a family site.
None what so ever?
Well, when I first say this it caught my eye and to be honest, I was thinking like a drunken sailor on liberty in Hong Kong. Anyway it is not at all what a bunch of you are thinking.
It is a term that is French in origin coming from sally or to rush forward. In the days of sail, when a ship ran aground or touched bottom at low tide, it was possible to break free by ordering the crew to sally ship. They would run from side to side in unison, thus creating a violent rocking motion.
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