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Why Do Royal Navy Say 2 6 When Pulling Something

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FOGHORNRED | 10:23 Wed 07th Oct 2020 | History
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royal navy sailors always say 2 6 when pulling something why
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https://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/61/messages/375.html
10:25 Wed 07th Oct 2020
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it comes from the days when 6 men operated a cannon. No 2 and no 6 where the ones heaving the cannon out and back as needed.
10:25 Wed 07th Oct 2020
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Counting how many fingers they've lost on each pull.

I'm not sure 2 men could 'heave' even an 18-pounder.
10:31 Wed 07th Oct 2020
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TTT not possible, see my link.
10:31 Wed 07th Oct 2020
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fair enough that's what I had heard in the past, never really investigated it.
10:35 Wed 07th Oct 2020

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