larboard
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So with that intent, one dropt on our starboard side called the la Fue and the other dropt on our larboard side called the Doubtable, they kept a very hot fire for some time.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 19, 2010
Along about three bells Nat came on deck with his spyglass and went to the larboard rail.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
An old man with a lined rectangular face and a scar across the flat arch of his nose, he was the leader of the larboard watch and Reed’s right-hand man.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
The larboard watch stumbled from the shelter of the forecastle, blinking at the brightness.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
A piece for the larboard side forward, would be marked thus—“L. F.”
From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass
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