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In this excerpt from the poem old Ironsides by Oliver Wendell Holmes what is the meaning of the word tread

In this excerpt from the poem old Ironsides by Oliver Wendell Holmes what is the meaning-example-1

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I think it means “march” because the brave soldiers/sailors would March on this ship deck after victories. The ship was being decommissioned so a victory march would never happen again. The poet was being sentimental.
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