Talk:spread eagle

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Latest comment: 1 year ago by Equinox in topic Possible missing old nautical sense
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Possible missing old nautical sense[edit]

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Chambers 1908 has spread-eagle, noun, "(nautical) a person seized in the rigging, a passenger thus made to pay his entrance forfeit." Equinox ◑ 20:35, 13 July 2022 (UTC)Reply

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