paddle box
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Rollo had a great mind to go on board himself, as there was a plank leading down from the pier to the top of the paddle box.
From Rollo in Paris by Abbott, Jacob
The plan of the lottery, which the men at the paddle box were arranging, was this.
From Rollo on the Atlantic by Abbott, Jacob
The plank landed them on the top of the paddle box.
From Rollo in Paris by Abbott, Jacob
Returning to the charge, the Queen struck the Indianola abaft the paddle box, crushing her frame and loosening some plates of armor, but received the fire of the guns from the rear casemates.
From Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War by Taylor, Richard
The gentleman then took it and carried it to the pilot, who was just then coming down from the paddle box and putting on his coat.
From Rollo on the Atlantic by Abbott, Jacob
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