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(obsolete, nautical) To fill the hollow in the bottom of a sounding lead with tallow in order to discover the nature of the bottom by the substances adhering.

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arm the lead

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arm the lead

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obsolete
Japanese Meaning
(旧式の海洋用語)測深銛の底部の中空部にろうを詰め、その付着物から海底の性質を調べる行為
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投錨する前に、年配の船員は海底が砂か泥かを判別するために、弟子に測深用の鉛錘の窪みに油脂を詰めるよう命じた。

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