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Leadsman   Listen
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Leadsman  n.  (pl. leadsmen)  (Naut.) The man who heaves the lead.





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"Leadsman" Quotes from Famous Books



... to sign them Mark Twain. It is an old river term, a leadsman's call, signifying two fathoms—twelve feet. It has a richness about it; it was always a pleasant sound for a pilot to hear on a dark night; it ...
— The Boys' Life of Mark Twain • Albert Bigelow Paine
 
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