That rhymes with bludgeon: a technique used to work on rusty cars...
At 08:16 PM 5/9/98 -0700, Bob Sykes wrote:
>Joe Curry wrote:
>> > "Trunion". I have to say, this is the first time I ever
>> > remember
>> > hearing the word outside the world of LBS's.
>
>Tom Carney replies:
>> Little British Ships???
>
>Bob adds:
>Sure, there's nautical a connection. Webster's "New World"
>dictionary defines trunnion as:-
>
>(trun'yen), n. either of two projection journals on each side of
>a cannon, etc., on which it pivots.
>
>There were plenty of cannons on early LBS's. Trunnion was also
>used to denote the journals on which the ship's rudder pivoted
>(as was "gudgeon").
>
>
>--
>Bob Sykes
>"You can't beat your brains for entertainment."
>
>
Will
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