gangplank, gangboard, gangway
(noun) a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gangboard (plural gangboards)
A board or plank used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside or any gap such as scaffolding.
A board or plank placed within or without the bulwarks of a vessel's waist for lookouts to walk or stand on.
The boards ending the hammock-nettings at either side of the entrance from the accommodation-ladder to the deck.
• grab and go, grab-and-go
Source: Wiktionary
15 June 2025
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
