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Just now she was tossing on the bosom of a big ocean, with nothing to keep her afloat but a miserable wooden hen-coop that had a plank bottom and slatted sides, through which the water constantly splashed and wetted her through to the skin!

Kama stood outside by the sled, a long, narrow affair, sixteen inches wide and seven and a half feet in length, its slatted bottom raised six inches above the steel-shod runners.

Then the gag swung to the side with an abrupt swiftness, the great sail boomed like a cannon, and the three rows of reef-points slatted against the canvas like a volley of rifles.

The lashed wheel groaned and kicked softly, the riding-sail slatted a little in the shifts of the light wind, the windlass creaked, and the miserable procession continued.

Slatted shutters are similar to Venetian blinds and, although they are usually expensive, have become popular in recent years.

The basic design produces a 14-inch-high bin measuring about 16 inches wide by 26 inches long, with a slatted base for good air circulation in the cool, dark and damp conditions of basements or root cellars.

Habitat Max slatted audio visual unit in oak PS400 from www.argos.co.uk CRAFTED from solid oak, we like how the stylish slatted front allows remote control use while concealing gadgets and untidy cables.

Usually slatted, like Venetian blinds, plantation shutters are fitted to the window and so block out more light than blinds when the slats are closed (providing the shutters cover the whole window).

To add some architectural sizzle, LTL designed a new slatted cedar screen that envelopes the existing facade and makes the building appear less utilitarian and more inviting.

While weights at weaning were not significantly affected by the type of floor, average 4 months weight of the calves housed on the slatted floor pens (93.3+-2.1 kg) was significantly (Pless than0.05) higher than that of animals on the pens with rubber mats (83.3+-2.2 kg).

The polar white finish looks great and we like the slatted front and curved opening detail.

Its wooden slatted base is sprung, which distributes weight more evenly than a conventional base, and costs pounds 275 for a double, excluding mattress (0845 600 7000, www.next.co.uk).