Nautical Words

What does this word mean?
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What does this nautical word mean?
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What’s the original meaning of the term “at a loose end”?
When the crew’s food supplies ran low so the sailors ended the journey with looser clothing than when they set off
When the captain told bored sailors to check the ends of ropes to make sure none had come loose
When the captain ran out of money at the end of a journey so had to let sailors loose without paying them
Which one of these phrases has a seafaring history?
Still waters run deep
Under the weather
Old man river
Which one of these phrases has a seafaring history?
Dry as a bone
High and dry
Done and dusted
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