Mugridge went down on the fore-hatch under three men; but he emerged from the mass like an eel, bleeding at the mouth, the offending shirt ripped into tatters, and sprang for the main-rigging. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The shark, a sixteen-footer, was hoisted up against the main-rigging. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Several of the crew fled from the waist to the poop, and others of them sprang into the main-rigging. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Mugridge went down on the fore - hatch under three men; but he emerged from the mass like an eel, bleeding at the mouth, the offending shirt ripped into tatters, and sprang for the main-rigging. ❋ Unknown (1904)
Dan chalked the figures on the board, and they hung it in the main-rigging to a chorus of mercis from the bark. ❋ Rudyard Kipling (1900)
The second lieutenant went up the main-rigging, and pointed with his hand to about two points before the beam. ❋ Various (1897)
The captain, who stood upon the weather hammock-rails, holding by the main-rigging, ordered the helm a-midships, looked full at the sails, and then at the cable, which grew broad upon the weather-bow, and held the ship from nearing the shore. ❋ Various (1897)
"Shall I cut?" shouted Earing from the main-rigging, whither he had leaped, like a tiger who had bounded on his prey. ❋ Various (1897)
In spite of the darkness the _Wasp's_ fire was directed with deadly precision; the _Avon's_ gaff was shot away at almost the first broadside, and most of her main-rigging and spars followed suit. ❋ Theodore Roosevelt (1888)
Then the increasing wind required that this also should be taken in, and its place filled by a tarpaulin lashed to the weather main-rigging. ❋ Morgan Robertson (1888)
Farragut stood in the port main-rigging, and as the smoke increased he gradually climbed higher, until he was close by the maintop, where the pilot was stationed for the sake of clearer vision. ❋ Theodore Roosevelt (1888)
When within about a mile of us she showed the Russian ensign, upside down, in her main-rigging, to which we responded by hoisting ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)
Then the air suddenly grew damp, with a distinct taste of salt in it; the roar increased to a deafening bellow, and with a fierce, yelling shriek the squall burst upon us, and the brigantine bowed beneath the stroke until her lee rail was buried, and the water foamed in on deck from the cat-head to the main-rigging. ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)
Somers, the quarter-master, who had seen what was afoot, and had gradually worked his way aft, sprang to the tiller, and jamming it over to port, sheered us very cleverly alongside the brig in the wake of her main-rigging, into which Ryan and I instantly leaped, followed by our twenty armed men. ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)
By its brilliant though ghostly radiance the skipper can see, less than half a mile distant, a brig under nothing but close-reefed main-topsail and fore-topmast staysail -- evidently fully prepared for the worst that can come to her in the shape of weather -- with a little group of figures gathered about the port-fire, and a smaller group, consisting of two men only, abaft the main-rigging, all peering eagerly in his direction. ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)
But they succeeded at last; Mr Gaunt and the mate contriving to gain a footing in the main-rigging, whilst the boat with her crew backed off again out of harm's way. ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)
