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hatchway

[hach-wey] / ˈhætʃˌweɪ /
NOUN
trap door
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Trunnion, Hatchway, Pipes, Lieutenant Bowling, and Jack Rattlin are all distinctly seamen, and yet each has a marked individuality of his own.

From A History of English Prose Fiction by Tuckerman, Bayard

Hatchway, I always took you to be a better seaman than to overset our chaise in such fair weather.

From The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle by Smollett, T. (Tobias)

Our hero ordered them to decamp without further preparation, and as they continued restive, they were kicked out of doors by Hatchway.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 08 — Fiction by Mee, Arthur

Meanwhile, the captain's choler gradually subsided, and he was pleased to desire Hatchway, by the familiar and friendly diminutive of Jack, to read a newspaper that lay on the table before him.

From The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle by Smollett, T. (Tobias)

Hatchway was the only person whom the temper of Mrs. Trunnion respected, either because she dreaded his ridicule, or looked upon his person with eyes of affection.

From The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle by Smollett, T. (Tobias)




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