To all, Sasha refers to yufers as they sound and pronounced in Russian. The English translation is deadeyes.
A deadeye is an item used in the standing and running rigging of traditional sailing ships. It is a smallish round thick wooden (usually lignum vitae) disc with one or more holes through it, perpendicular to the plane of the disc. Single and triple-hole deadeyes are most commonly seen. The three-holed blocks were called deadeyes because the position of the three holes resembles the eye and nose sockets of a sheep's skull. See the complete definition below.
A deadeye is an item used in the standing and running rigging of traditional sailing ships. It is a smallish round thick wooden (usually lignum vitae) disc with one or more holes through it, perpendicular to the plane of the disc. Single and triple-hole deadeyes are most commonly seen. The three-holed blocks were called deadeyes because the position of the three holes resembles the eye and nose sockets of a sheep's skull. See the complete definition below.
Deadeye - Wikipedia
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