Hence a ship is said to be tight, when her planks are so compact and solid as to prevent the entrance of the water in which she is immersed: and a cask is called tight, when the staves are so close that none of the liquid contained therein can issue through or between them.
“I have over a hundred clocks. I've got fancy clocks and clocks from all over the world that people made for me.”
“The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.”