DCHP-1 Online
tanley North, Obs. 
n. See quote.
- 1879 . . . the steersman occupies the stern-sheets, while the crew by arranging the mast and oars lengthwise over the boat, and stretching oil-clothes over the framework so formed, turn the vessel into one long, snug tent in which they can rest in comfort. This device is called a "tanley," the word being corrupted from the French, "tendre-le."
- 1879 . . . the steersman occupies the stern-sheets, while the crew by arranging the mast and oars lengthwise over the boat, and stretching oil-clothes over the framework so formed, turn the vessel into one long, snug tent in which they can rest in comfort. This device is called a "tanley," the word being corrupted from the French, "tendre-le."