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Lubber's hole

noun

Hole in a platform on a mast through which a sailor can climb without going out on the shrouds.

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"Lubber's hole" Quotes from Famous Books

... being able to climb the tree-ladder. It did not seem any more difficult than swarming up the shrouds of a ship, and not half so hard as going round the main-top without crawling through the "lubber's hole"—a feat he had often performed on his father's vessel. Therefore, without asking leave, or saying a word to any one, he laid hold of the bamboo pegs and started up ...

— The Castaways • Captain Mayne Reid

... you? and now look yourself, and see where your tongs are pointing. But, perhaps you expect to get into heaven by crawling through the lubber's hole, cook; but, no, no, cook, you don't get there, except you go the regular way, round by the rigging. It's a ticklish business, but must be done, or else it's no go. But none of us are in heaven yet. Drop your tongs, cook, and hear my orders. Do ...

— Moby Dick; or The Whale • Herman Melville

Words linked to "Lubber's hole" : hole, ship