I knew very well that some of the gaskets were little better than old shakins; and, unless Tom got hold of something on the t'gallant yard below him, he might come down with a run any moment.
"The Ghost Pirates"
William Hope Hodgson
"P'raps one of ther gaskets is rotten, and given way," suggested Stubbins.
"The Ghost Pirates"
William Hope Hodgson
There ain't all that much wind; and I tucked the ends of the gaskets well in under the other turns.
"The Ghost Pirates"
William Hope Hodgson