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flog the clock

Verb
slang
Japanese Meaning
(海軍スラング)見張りや勤務時間を短縮するため、時計を意図的に早める行為
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夜間の当直が長く感じられると、何人かの疲れた水兵は当直を短くするために船の時計を進めた。

present singular third-person

participle present

participle past

past

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(naval slang) To set the clock forward in order to shorten one's time on watch.

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flog the clock

When the midnight watch dragged, a few tired sailors would flog the clock to shave an hour off their watch.

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When the midnight watch dragged, a few tired sailors would flog the clock to shave an hour off their watch.

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