[Milsurplus] Jury Rig as nautical term, per Clete

[C.Whitaker]

de WB2CPN
Nautical "Jury" may have come from the ad hoc way that
a ship would try to recover from a disaster.  Putting up an
additional sail to replace a broken one could be one.
In the old days, I think, a Nautical Court would be convened
to place the responsibility for the situation, so, the temporary
arrangement would definitely be addressed by the Jury.
Maybe.
73
Clete
EOT
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On 5/25/2013 12:22 PM, J. Forster wrote:
>> The term "Jerry" is British slang for "German". "Hun" is another one.
> Yes.
>
>> The Jerry Can was used by the German armored forces to carry water (can
>> marked by large white cross) and fuel (unmarked)
>> All German vehicles carried them,
> Yes. The Allies saw them in North Africa, I think, and decided to clone
> the design.
>
> The clones were used on the US 'Jeeps', etc.
>
>> not "Jeeps" only.
>> "Jerry Can" was a British term in no way related to "Jury rig"
> Agreed, but the terms got mixed up, so the original Naval term 'Jury Rig'
> (emergency lashup)became 'Jerry Rig', during WWII, I think.
>
> The term Jerry Rig has really annoyed me for many years. It is clearly
> improper usage.
>
> -John
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