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During the days of sailing ships, long before the invention of fathometers and sonar, depth was measure by a crewmember standing in the front of the ship swinging a line to which was attached a lead cylinder. The line was knotted every six feet, and by counting the knots when the cylinder was on the bottom, depth could be determined in fathoms. To swing the lead, therefore, meant to check the depth of the waters into which the ship was sailing.In modern English "swinging the lead" means faking sickness so that you are excused from hard work. I suppose if you couldn't climb masts or heave anchors you got to check the depth...


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