sprunk

Updated: January 22, 2026

Ole Jarge nodded. "S'pose us was to hammer 'n out flat like an' nail un down to bottom, 'long wi' oakum an' drop o' white lead what du 'ee say?" Ole Jarge silently measured the area of the sprunk strakes with the stumpy thumb and little finger of an outstretched hand.

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