Originally Posted by
LesterOfPuppets
I sometimes wonder how olde those terms are too. I'd like to think they've been around since the 18th century, but you never know.
Somehow I wound up electroplating for a year and a half and that occupation is riddled with terminology that surely must date back to the days of alchemy.
And then there's sailing...
https://www.quora.com/How-many-of-th...e-rest-of-them
The nautical terms are definitely old and have legit etymologies, except for terms like "down****er" for foreguy.