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carbonera
A container like an open bucket (usually to hold and carry coal).
All through dinner—which was long, in consequence of such accidents as the dish of potatoes being mislaid in the coal skuttle and the handle of the corkscrew coming off and strikin…
On the way, with superior precaution, we got out our saucepan. The kitchen fire was red, but low; the coal-cellar was locked, and there was nothing in the scuttle but a little coal…
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escotilla
A small hatch or opening in a boat, sometimes one used for draining water from open deck.
My knife was at my hip. I returned to my hut for the shotgun, made sure it was loaded, and went down to the Ghost. With some difficulty, and at the expense of a wetting to the wais…
The detective kept them in view. He made his way casually along the inside of the shelter until he reached an open scuttle close to where the two men were standing talking. Eavesdr…
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barrenar
To deliberately sink one's ship or boat by any means, usually by order of the vessel's commander or owner.
"My men, the schooner coming up on our weather quarter is a Portuguese pirate. His character is known; he scuttles all the ships he boards, dishonours the women, and murders the cr…
The Vichy French fleet in Toulon in 1942 scuttled itself as a final "fuck you" to the invading Germans.
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