We all know that "starboard" and "port" refer to a ship's right and left, respectively, when facing forward. But it used to be that the "left" word was "larboar

We all know that "starboard" and "port" refer to a ship's right and left, respectively, when facing forward. But it used to be that the "left" word was "larboard". That's close enough to "starboard" to cause a lot of confusion, leading to the change to "port".