| type="text/javascript"> | | | | other. Ashore it has come to mean any state of being |
| Every day, we use words and phrases in our normal | | | | well-adjusted, especially in mental health. |
| speech that have their origins upon the decks of ships | | | | Fender: At sea, it is pieces of wood or rope hung over |
| that sailed the seas. Sailors bring back words and | | | | the side to protect a vessel from beign damaged |
| figures of speech that maintain their nautical meanings | | | | when alongside another vessel or dock. Today, |
| â and sometimes take on new definitions | | | | fenders are made of foam and plastic, and are often |
| â once melded into the land-lubberâs | | | | called Bumpers by the uninitiated. Ashore, a fender |
| lexicon. Here are a few examples. | | | | means much the same thing on a car or truck |
| Even-Keel: At sea it is the situation of a vessel when | | | | â itâs a portion of the body protecting |
| she is so trimmed that she sits evenly upon the water, | | | | the vitals of the vehicle from harm. |
| neither end or neither side being down more than the | | | | |