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Hence A Ship Is Said To Be Tight, When Her Planks Are So Compact And Solid As To Prevent The Entrance Of The Water In Which She Is Immersed: And A Cask Is Called Tight, When The Staves Are So Close That None Of The Liquid Contained Therein Can Issue Through Or Between Them.
-William Falconer
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Hence A Ship Is Said To Be

William Falconer
Hence A Ship Is Said To Be Tight, When Her Planks Are So Compact And Solid As To Prevent The Entrance Of The Water In Which She Is Immersed: And A Cask Is Called Tight, When The Staves Are So Close That None Of The Liquid Contained Therein Can Issue Through Or Between Them.
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