2006-10-30 10:34:37 · 10 answers · asked by ndndaydreamer 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Mark Twain
2006-10-30 10:35:52 · answer #1 · answered by hot.turkey 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The term the wather is 2 fathoms deep means the water is about twelve feet deep. This means that even the heaviest steamboat is safe to navigate without the fear of strking the bottom of the river which is known as running ground.
2006-10-30 10:38:26 · answer #2 · answered by Randy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 fathoms deep means the water is 12 feet deep 6 feet to a fathom
2006-10-30 10:38:15 · answer #3 · answered by fordperfect5 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, the correct term is "By the mark, twain" This was shorted to mark twain, and was adopted as a pen name by Samuel Clemens, from his days on the Mississippi River.
2006-10-30 17:07:50 · answer #4 · answered by stephen p 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fath‧om /ˈfæðəm/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[fath-uhm] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, plural fath‧oms, (especially collectively) fath‧om, verb
–noun 1. a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements. Abbreviation: fath
–verb (used with object) 2. to measure the depth of by means of a sounding line; sound.
2006-10-30 10:46:40 · answer #5 · answered by Fergie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Huckleberry Finn!
2006-10-31 03:48:37 · answer #6 · answered by Cream tea 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hotturkey is the only one who "gets" it. The term is Mark Twain, of course.
2006-10-30 10:44:01 · answer #7 · answered by keepsondancing 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mark twain, also refers to Samuel Clemens.
2006-10-30 11:17:50 · answer #8 · answered by wannabegenius 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fathom is a form of measuring the depth of water...look it up and read about it...
2006-10-30 10:37:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mark Twain!!!!!!!!!!!
That is where Samuel Clemens got his pen name.
2006-10-31 13:48:22 · answer #10 · answered by ^..^ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋