It's talking about someone's father who's been lost at sea, a full five fathoms below. It says that his body won't decay because the sea will turn his bones to coral and his eyes to pearls. The sea will actually change him into something better, rich and strange. He might be turned into a nymph from the sea who hourly rings his bell. Can you hear the ding, dong from his bell.
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One meaning: She could not fathom how the man who loved her could betray her so carelessly. Another meaning: The submarine had to travel several fathoms before they spotted the fish.
Six feet per fathom.
It is the length of a man's arm!AnswerSince a fathom is 2 yards (6 feet) the above would be a very large man indeed. Confusion with the yard is suspected.Actually the fathom is derived from a man's span, that is the distance from fingertip to fingertip across shoulders.From Wiki: The name derives from the Old English word fæðm meaning embracing arms or a pair of outstretched arms.
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Personally I couldn't fathom out what he was talking about. The ship wreck lay at a depth of fourteen fathoms.
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