larboard

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"Larboard boat went on and struck a small whale. Soon after the waist boat went and struck a larger one," wrote Gibbons.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2022

A mighty bass voice had this Collins also, and could sing, "Larboard Watch, Ahoy!"

From Little Rivers; a book of essays in profitable idleness by Van Dyke, Henry

She and Mack McQuarry sang "The Larboard Watch" at the next Elmbrook harvest home, while at one and the same time she played the accompaniment.

From Treasure Valley by MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller

Milton makes use of Larboard in the same manner.

From The Spectator, Volume 2. by Addison, Joseph

In the P.M. finished the Larboard side, and in the A.M. began to get ready to heave out the other.

From Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World by Cook, James