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where port and starboard come from ... The actual origin of the term "port" is speculated to be because the left side of old merchant sailing ships had a loading or entry port. The right side had a steering board that hung over the side of the ship (before the invention of rudders) which is where the term starboard comes from.
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Another explanation of the origin of starboard is that since the helmsman was on the right side (being, usually, right-handed), so was the area used for navigation. Since celestial navigation was used, the ships had onboard what we call today a star finder.
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The origins of 'port' and 'starboard' at the UK National Maritime Museum website. This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. ...
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The origin of "nest" seems obvious, but why crows? One possibility is that ... The left side of the ship when facing forward, The original term was "larboard" . . . but the possibility of confusing shouted or indistinct orders to steer to larboard with steering to starboard at a crucial moment was both obvious and serious,
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POSH - Port out, starboard home - the meaning and origin of this phrase. ... The lack of any citation of 'port out, starboard home' in any of the numerous letters and literary works that remain from the British Raj is a more convincing argument against that origin.
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'Starboard' derives from the Anglo-Saxon 'steorboard', the side-hung rudder which was on the boat's... [read more] ... What is the origin of the saying 'cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey'?
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we are going on a world cruise and wondered if tha ... Port out Starboard home (POSH) means that on a voyage from Europe to the East in pre-air conditioned days a port (left) side cabin on the way out and starboard (right on the westward return journey meant you had the shady cooler side both ways.
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Origin of starboard – Our etymology dictionary has the origin of the word starboard. Encyclopedia.com: Origins of over 17,000 words. ... starboard OE. stēorbord, f. stēor guidance, steering paddle, rudder (see STEER2) + bord BOARD. The ref. is to the steering by means of a paddle worked over the right side of the vessel.
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This review is from: Port Out, Starboard Home: And Other Language Myths (Hardcover) ... The only frustrating part is that often we don't know the true origin of a particular word or phrase! It's good that Quinion explains some expressions that don't make a lot of sense today, simply because of changes in language.
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