Bleed the monkey

created by graphmecanix
(idea) by graphmecanix (3 y) (print)   (I like it!) Mon Jun 16 2003 at 16:21:30

To bleed the monkey / to suck the monkey

Seafarer's term for "adjusting fluid levels in a barrel", i.e. to drill a small hole in a barrel and steal drink (alcohol mostly) with a straw.

With a sufficiently small hole the air pressure will keep the fluid inside the barrel and nobody will notice that some is missing (hopefully).

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