hurrah’s nest---A term coined by the sailors of the old time windjammers to
reference a huge messy pile of rigging in need of repair. It was also used to
mean a state of confusion. Maritime lawyer Richard Henry Dana used this term in his book about the
life of a common sailor---a lifestyle he experienced firsthand, Two Years Before the Mast. See
the SOURCES below.
reference a huge messy pile of rigging in need of repair. It was also used to
mean a state of confusion. Maritime lawyer Richard Henry Dana used this term in his book about the
life of a common sailor---a lifestyle he experienced firsthand, Two Years Before the Mast. See
the SOURCES below.