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Harness cask   Listen
noun
Harness cask  n.  (Naut.) A tub lashed to a vessel's deck and containing salted provisions for daily use; called also harness tub.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Harness cask" Quotes from Famous Books



... as I could leave the coffee, I got a piece of pork out of our small harness cask, and lashed it to a piece of line, whilst Bob, under my directions, charged the gun. This done, the pork was hung just outside the taffrail, and full in the shark's view, but not in the water; and I lay down on deck with the gun ready for my gentleman, ...
— For Treasure Bound • Harry Collingwood



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