Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A raft; a construction of timber, or of barrels and timber; a floating stage; a buoyant platform held to a vessel's side by painters, or by fore-and-aft guys, and on which footing is obtained by men at work upon the outside of the ship.
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Examples
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I obeyed him, but upon reaching the float-stage, where others [sic] calkers were at work, I was told that every white man would leave the ship, in her unfinished condition, if I struck a blow at my trade upon her.
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I obeyed him, but upon reaching the float-stage, where other calkers were at work, I was told that every white man would leave the ship in her unfinished condition if I struck a blow at my
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I was a favorite with Mr. Butler, and, young as I was, I had served as his foreman, on the float-stage, at calking.
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I obeyed him, but upon reaching the float-stage, where others [sic] calkers were at work, I was told that every white man would leave the ship, in her unfinished condition, if I struck a blow at my trade upon her.
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I applied to that {272} noblehearted man for employment, and he promptly told me to go to work; but going on the float-stage for the purpose, I was informed that every white man would leave the ship if I struck a blow upon her.
My Bondage and My Freedom Frederick Douglass 1856
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I applied to that noblehearted man for employment, and he promptly told me to go to work; but going on the float-stage for the purpose, I was informed that every white man would leave the ship if I struck a blow upon her.
My Bondage and My Freedom. By Frederick Douglass. With and Introduction. By James M`Cune Smith. 1855
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I applied to that noble-hearted man for employment, and he promptly told me to go to work; but going on the float-stage for the purpose, I was informed that every white man would leave the ship if I struck a blow upon her.
My Bondage and My Freedom. Part I.--Life as a Slave. Part II.--Life as a Freeman 1850
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