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Dutchman's log

Dutchman's log noun: any early device for measuring the speed of a moving ship, where a sailor threw a floating object overboard and used a sandglass to measure the time it took to pass between two points on deck.

Noun

Dutchman's log

  1. (historical) Any early device for measuring the speed of a moving ship, where a sailor threw a floating object overboard and used a sandglass to measure the time it took to pass between two points on deck.

Questions about Dutchman's log

What does Dutchman's log mean?
Dutchman's log means any early device for measuring the speed of a moving ship, where a sailor threw a floating object overboard and used a sandglass to measure the time it took to pass between two points on deck.
What part of speech is Dutchman's log?
Dutchman's log is a noun.

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