Splice the mainbrace

Splicing the mainbrace aboard HMS Wren during World War II

A sailor onboard HMS York measures out tots of rum for the ship's company

Canadian sailors aboard HMCS Prince Robert line up to splice the mainbrace in celebration of V-J Day.

"Splice the mainbrace" is an order given aboard naval vessels to issue the crew with an alcoholic drink. Originally an order for one of the most difficult emergency repair jobs aboard a sailing ship, it became a euphemism for authorized celebratory drinking afterward, and then the name of an order to grant the crew an extra ration of rum or grog.

单词	Splice the mainbrace
释义	Splice the mainbrace 英语百科 Splice the mainbrace "Splice the mainbrace" is an order given aboard naval vessels to issue the crew with an alcoholic drink. Originally an order for one of the most difficult emergency repair jobs aboard a sailing ship, it became a euphemism for authorized celebratory drinking afterward, and then the name of an order to grant the crew an extra ration of rum or grog.
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