Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—D

Dead Lights

Strong wooden shutters to close the cabin windows of a ship; they deaden or kill the daylight.

To ship the dead lights.
To draw the shutter over the cabin window; to keep out the sea when a gale is expected.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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