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Yeah, decimate was what happened to Legions which failed or mutinied.
"Between the devil and the deep blue sea " referred to recaulking the devil seam (the seam at the turn of the bilge) while the vessel was afloat and heeled over so the seam was above the surface of the water.
Also,"The devil to pay.( and no pitch hot)" refers to the same situation. "Paying" a seam meant getting the hot pitch into the seam.
Fun job.
Best
Les
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Les
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