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By extension of stone dead {{tag|metaphor}}, one’s [[wheelhouse]] is one’s interest, competence or preference — ones ''bag'', baby—articulated in a way that only an American would not respond to with a ''round''house slap upside the head. | By extension of stone dead {{tag|metaphor}}, one’s [[wheelhouse]] is one’s interest, competence or preference — ones ''bag'', baby—articulated in a way that only an American would not respond to with a ''round''house slap upside the head. | ||
Known in sailing circles as a [[cockpit]], which is a much better name for the place where you would find the sort of gent who uses the expression “[[wheelhouse]]”. | Known in commonwealth sailing circles as a “[[cockpit]]”, which is a much better name for the place where you would find the sort of gent who uses the expression “[[wheelhouse]]”. | ||