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In the time of battle the hammocs, together with their bedding, are all firmly corded, and fixed in the nettings on the quarter-deck, or whereever the men are too much exposed to the view or fire of the enemy.

William Falconer
Men, Fire, Views
William Falconer (2012). “Falconers Marine Dictionary (1780)”, p.143, BoD – Books on Demand
In the time of battle the hammocs, together with their bedding, are all firmly corded, and fixed in the nettings on the quarter-deck, or whereever the men are too much exposed to the view or fire of the enemy.