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Lubber's point   /lˈəbərz pɔɪnt/   Listen
Lubber's point

noun
1.
A fixed line on a ship's compass indicating its heading.  Synonyms: lubber's line, lubber's mark, lubber line.





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... and, after Billings had taken away the dishes—with more comments on the woman's terrible punch—Denman went out into the wardroom, intending to visit Miss Florrie. A glance overhead stopped him, and sent him back. The lubber's point on the telltale marked ...
— The Wreck of the Titan - or, Futility • Morgan Robertson


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