An irregular and arbitrary mode of punishment with canes or ropes' ends, long since illegal in the British navy.
·- ·adj & ·noun from Start, v. II. Starting ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Start>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
, or drift-bolt. A bolt used to drive out another; it is usually a trifle smaller. ...
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