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starbolins
starbolins, n. pl. Naut. (ˈstɑːbəlɪnz) Also starbowlines. [? For *starboardlings, f. starboard n. + -ling1. Cf. larbolins.] (See quots.)1769 Falconer Dict. Marine ii. (1776), Tribordais, star⁓bowlines; a cant term for the starboard watch. 1840 R. H. Dana Bef. Mast. v. 10 The cry of ‘All starbowlines...
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larbolins
ˈlarbolins, -ians, n. pl. Naut. [Short f. larboard + ? -ling. Cf. starbolins.] (See quot.)1867 Smyth Sailor's Word-bk., Larbolins, or Larbolians, a cant term implying the larboard-watch.
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