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He came down in a sitting posture on the mast-thwart; but as he fell, the whole framework of the boat collapsed like a derelict umbrella.
The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales Frank T. Bullen 1886
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"'Well, pass them over,' he said. 'Pollack, lay them on the sacks by the mast-thwart.'
"'But that will wake them,' said Martin. 'Let me walk gently in by the gang-plank.'"
--Patrick O'Brian, The Nutmeg of Consolation, 247
March 9, 2008