Trumbull, Jonathan, an American patriot, judge and governor of Connecticut, who supported the movement for independence with great zeal; was much esteemed and consulted by Washington, whose frequent phrase, “Let us hear what Brother Jonathan says,” gave rise to the appellation “Brother Jonathan” (1710‒1785).
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Truck-system * Trunnion, Commodore Hawser