"Emmy," she said in a whisper, taking hold of her daughter's dress and drawing her toward her, "don't tell your brother I had to pay cash to the balers.
"Stories of the Foot-hills"
Margaret Collier Graham
Flinders at once took command on the Porpoise, a small gig was lowered to leeward, and with half a dozen men, two odd, short oars, and shoes and hats for balers, he set out to struggle through the breakers to a calm ring of water beyond, where they might find a sandbank to land upon, or get within hailing distance of the Bridgewater.
"The Naval Pioneers of Australia"
Louis Becke and Walter Jeffery
The strong tail lashed out, hurling oars and balers overboard, the long teeth snapped at the bottom-boards and thwarts.
"The Great Hunger"
Johan Bojer