Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

hove out

English answer:

hauled out of the water

Added to glossary by B D Finch
Jun 11, 2012 12:39
12 yrs ago
English term

hove out

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It should be "hove over" or "hove down", shouldn't it?

"Some two years prior to my first learning the events which I am about rehearsing to you, gentlemen, the Town-Ho, Sperm Whaler of Nantucket, was cruising in your Pacific here, not very many days' sail eastward from the eaves of this good Golden Inn. She was somewhere to the northward of the Line. One morning upon handling the pumps, according to daily usage, it was observed that she made more water in her hold than common. They supposed a sword-fish had stabbed her, gentlemen. But the captain, having some unusual reason for believing that rare good luck awaited him in those latitudes; and therefore being very averse to quit them, and the leak not being then considered at all dangerous, though, indeed, they could not find it after searching the hold as low down as was possible in rather heavy weather, the ship still continued her cruisings, the mariners working at the pumps at wide and easy intervals; but no good luck came; more days went by, and not only was the leak yet undiscovered, but it sensibly increased. So much so, that now taking some alarm, the captain, making all sail, stood away for the nearest harbor among the islands, there to have his hull HOVE OUT and repaired.

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hauled out of the water

"Hove out" is correct.
Peer comment(s):

agree Carol Gullidge : the past tense of heave
3 mins
Thanks Carol. Yes, I should have noted that.
agree Charles Davis : past participle, to be exact
9 mins
Thanks Charles.
agree Jack Doughty
38 mins
Thanks Jack
agree Veronika McLaren
1 hr
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agree Tony M : Absolutely!
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agree jccantrell : Yep, my first thought.
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agree katsy
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agree Martin Riordan
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agree Jenni Lukac (X)
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