Comments on: Transom https://www.isegoria.net/2014/10/transom/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 21 May 2026 16:19:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Roger https://www.isegoria.net/2014/10/transom/comment-page-1/#comment-1716829 Roger Wed, 29 Oct 2014 04:42:02 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=36521#comment-1716829 Over the transom requires that the window over the transom be opened, which most were before A/C…

]]> By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2014/10/transom/comment-page-1/#comment-1705304 Isegoria Mon, 27 Oct 2014 13:50:57 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=36521#comment-1705304 The Wikipedia entry for the nautical use of transom — where it refers to the surface that forms the stern of a vessel — states that the expression “over the transom” is rooted in the architectural meaning of the word.

]]> By: George https://www.isegoria.net/2014/10/transom/comment-page-1/#comment-1703138 George Mon, 27 Oct 2014 06:09:00 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=36521#comment-1703138 Strange that the wiki article doesn’t even mention the definition, which to my ears, seems to be the most common: the transom on a boat.

To quote Alan Jackson’s 2002 #1 hit:

“Ran her for years until the transom got rotten…”

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