Shiver me timber.

Posted by ESC on December 02, 2003

In Reply to: Shiver me timber. posted by ESC on December 02, 2003

: : What's this odd phrase mean? Where's it from?

: I can tell you that timber is: 2a c : a curving frame branching outward from the keel of a ship and bending upward in a vertical direction that is usually composed of several pieces united. And...shiver is 2 : to tremble in the wind as it strikes first one and then the other side (of a sail) transitive senses : to cause (a sail) to shiver by steering close to the wind. (Merriam-Webster online).

Shiver me timber. Henry 02/December/03
- Shiver me timber. masakim 02/December/03