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"Davit" Quotes from Famous Books

... built; and squeezed his hand again, saying,—"D— ye, you dog, I suppose you don't value such an old crazy son of a b— as me a rope's end. You have forgot how I was wont to dandle you on my knee, when you was a little urchin no bigger than a davit, and played a thousand tricks upon me, burning my 'bacco-pouches and poisoning my rumbo. O! d— ye, you can grin fast enough I see; I warrant you have learnt more things than writing and ...

— The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, Volume I • Tobias Smollett

... to the securing of the anchor, and had remained forward idling away a moment or two. The captain was in charge on the bridge. With a slight yawn he had turned away from his survey of the sea and had leaned his shoulders against the fish davit. ...

— End of the Tether • Joseph Conrad

... hands, with their heads, they pushed for dear life with all the weight of their bodies, they pushed with all the might of their souls—only no sooner had they succeeded in canting the stem clear of the davit than they would leave off like one man and start a wild scramble into her. As a natural consequence the boat would swing in abruptly, driving them back, helpless and jostling against each other. They would stand nonplussed for a while, exchanging ...

— Lord Jim • Joseph Conrad

... "The davit tackle carried away, and they are rigging the falls," he explained, a minute or so later, and then went under to head ...

— South Sea Tales • Jack London

Words linked to "Davit" : crane, ship