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By the mark-twain
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Where and what does the phrase "by the mark-twain" means? I think this is a nautical saying
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The leadsman would call out the depth. If it was exactly on one of the markers he would call, "By the mark xxx". "Twain" is an old word for "two", so it looks like a report of a depth of two fathoms (twelve feet). I hope he was in a small ship. That's not enough depth for a larger ship!
The leadsman would call out the depth. If it was exactly on one of the markers he would call, "By the mark xxx". "Twain" is an old word for "two", so it looks like a report of a depth of two fathoms (twelve feet). I hope he was in a small ship. That's not enough depth for a larger ship!
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