The bitter end

I'm not at all nautical, and I am happy to be corrected but I believe the last link or end of a rope is called the bitter end.

The saying comes from when the sailors lowering the anchor came across the rags tied on the bitter end, they knew there was no more rope left, meaning the water was too deep to set anchor.

[Faye Turner]

Great close up!

[FBailey]

That's very interesting, will try to remember that one - lovely textures here (can't beat a good bit of rust!)

[Diana]

A fabulous shot of these rusty links. Although I used to sail a lot, the bitter end is a new one to me. Very interesting indeed.

[Pyrrhula]

Great shot and explaining. Fav I did n`t know this meaning so I Google this and came by : https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/the-bitter-end.html

[Pyrrhula]

Thanks for you so nice wishes dear Suzanne.

[sally agnew]

Thank you for sharing the info Suzanne and a nice shot with great dof :)

[Carole Sandford]

Great shot. I didn’t know the bitter end info, interesting.

[Peter H]

All very interesting, and a great shot.

[elkehochban]

Great shot of rusty curves!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great composition and I love the rust.

[Karly]

Love rusty anything and this chain is especially nice. Great image!

[Chris]

Thanks for the explanation , you learn something every day:-)
Nice textures.

[*lynn]

great focus and detail

[Connie Little]

Very interesting information to go with your wonderful shot. 365 people have a wealth of knowledge to share. Thank you for that little bit of trivia.

[Peter Dulis]

lovely ...

[Alex G.]

Well done on getting down to the same level as the subject. Good dof. Thanks for the explanation, it's interesting to learn where well used terms come from.

[lisa]

lovely rust! interesting to know why we say what we say isn't it?

[Dione Giorgio]

Wonderful shot and clarity. Love the rusty textures. Thank you for the story which I didn't know before.

[carol white]

Great pov, focus and a super rusty find

[Bri]

I love a bit of rust, great focus and shot.

[tony gig]

I am an X Merchant Seaman, and can remember when Splicing Ropes the saying Bitter End. Well done Suzanne...Fav

[Claude Trew]

Lovely textures on the rusty links.

[Taffy]

Interesting narrative, and a strong image. Great rust capture.

[Gayle]

Fantastic capture of this rusty chain! Wonderful textures! Interesting information in your narrative! :-)