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...hed therefore through shouted instructions from the wharf to the [[Bridge (nautical)|wheelhouse]], via intermediary deckhands. Such communication was prone t * Fergusson, Rosalind, Partridge, Eric, Beale, Paul, ''Shorter Slang Dictionary: From the Work of Eric Partridge and Paul Beale'', Routledge, 19 ...

The phrase was not considered a specifically nautical or naval term until 1951 (appearing as "one, two, six, heave!").<ref>{{Cite ...year 1968 marked the first use of the exact phrase "two, six - heave" as a nautical or naval term.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Gk0pAQA ...