But in storms, they would rely on piped or whistled ‘boatswain calls’ – the only sounds that could be heard above the waves. While at sea, they mainly shouted orders to each other. If you search online for the wolf-whistle’s origins, the one theory thrown about is that it’s down to sailors. How on earth did this two-note whistle – the first high in pitch, the second deep – come to be so charged with meaning? And how did it go from being an everyday occurrence to one that shocks? Its history has surprisingly never been told before.
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