Posted by Jock on January 06, 2001 at 22:21:02 from 194.154.96.232:
In Reply to: Re: COOT CLUB - observations part ONE posted by Adam Quinan on January 05, 2001 at 12:54:45:
P81 chapter 7
>>"...taken some patent blocks to pieces and
>>given them a thorough oiling."
>>But what kind of a block is a PATENT block?
>This does simply refer to a block with some
>special feature that has been patented
Yes, to reduce friction in the bearings.
There is a version of the "What Shall we do with
the Drunken Sailor" shanty that has as its chorus line:
Hurrah up she rises,
Patent blocks of different sizes,
Hurrah up she rises,
Early in the morning.