(dated, nautical) To attempt to get extra work out of a ship's crew during the dead horse period.
(dated, nautical) To attempt to get extra work out of a ship's crew during the dead horse period.
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(dated, nautical) The period of work on board ship for which the seamen have been paid in advance (usually a month's wages), the end of this term being celebrated by parading a straw horse about the decks.
(horse racing, slang, archaic) A horse that will not run or will not try in a race, and against which money may be safely wagered.
(naval, _, slang) To set the clock forward in order to shorten one's time on watch.
(nautical, slang) An awkward, lubberly person.
(British, idiomatic) To attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more; to attempt to arouse fresh interest in something that is either hopeless or already settled.