Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—H

Hug the Shore

(To). In the case of a ship, to keep as close to the shore as is compatible with the vessel's safety, when at sea. “Serrer la terre.”

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