"Halliard" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... at the capstan, a-heavin' good an' hard; I'll hear them tallyin' on the fall or sweatin' up the yard; Hear them lift a halliard shanty, hear the bosun swear and shout, An' the thrashin' o' the headsheets as ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, April 7, 1920 • Various
... outlines of the pilot-house, only a dozen feet away, was the length of our vision aft. A soft, purling sound came from over the side where the waves lapped against the steel hull. A shovel grated stridently now and then in the fire room, and occasionally a block rattled or a halliard flapped against the foremast overhead. The surroundings and the strange, weird "feel" of the darkness were ...
— A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" • Russell Doubleday
... hauled on the main braces, sung the topsail-halliard chanty, learned the intricate Matty Walker, the bowline-and-a-bite and a crowd of kindred knots, had a warm spot for any yarn by Jacobs. Night after night, the storeman held the audience with the humorous escapades of 'Ginger Dick', 'Sam' ...
— The Home of the Blizzard • Douglas Mawson |
