in-board

Updated: June 27, 2025

But I didn't want to go further than Genoa, for by this time my Italian would wash, so I chose the old Norddeutscher Lloyd, and had an excellent voyage in one of the boats slung in-board over the bridge. That's better than any hold, Bunny, and I did splendidly on oranges brought from the vineyard." "And at Genoa?"

E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung - Raffles, Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman

Nor had Captain Truck fallen into the common error of supposing he had so much additional strength in his fastenings, by simply running the chains through the rings, but he had caused each to be separately fastened, both in-board and to the kedges, by which means each length of the chain formed a distinct and independent fastening of itself.

James Fenimore Cooper - Homeward Bound : or, the Chase

"I don't care what one or two fellows may say," groaned Pennington. "But I don't want the class to think such things of me." He was the most miserable man on board as the small boat came alongside. The boat, occupants and all, was hoisted up to the davits and swung in-board. To the officer of the deck, who stood near-by, Dave turned, with a brisk salute.

H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock - Dave Darrin's Second Year at Annapolis: Or, Two Midshipmen as Naval Academy "Youngsters"

The sharp voice of the officer, on seeing the gig almost alongside, had roused the unhappy boy too suddenly; he quite forgot where he was, and, instead of jumping in-board, plunged into the sea, never to rise again!

Basil Hall - The Lieutenant and Commander : Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and Travels