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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—E

Ease Her!

A command given on a steamer to reduce speed. The next order is generally “Stop her!” —i.e. the steamboat.

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