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So hungry were the prisoners that many resorted to stealing bran from the hog troughs located on the gun deck. This practice gave birth to the popular and endearing phrase "son of a gun," which was applied to the male baby persons who resulted from early seawomen interacting with early seamen on the gun deck. Though he was on the gun deck, he was surrounded by steel shields and didn't see much of the battle as he concentrated on handling shells. |
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gun deck - formerly any deck other than the weather deck having cannons from end to end