half-a-hogshead

Updated: May 4, 2025

Running in, I reached her just as she lifted again; and managed to slew her nose in-shore, but not in time to prevent half-a-hogshead pouring over her quarter. This wave knocked her broadside-on again, and the water shipped made her heavier to handle.

Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch - Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts