I supposed they were Saluting the coming of the moon, as is their custom, but the howls changed to tones of increasing excitement.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
"Nothe-nothe-east, sir," said the old seaman, Saluting.
"The Hilltop Boys on Lost Island"
Cyril Burleigh
Polwhele says: The custom of Saluting the apple-trees at Christmas with a view to another year, is still preserved both in Cornwall and Devonshire.
"Cornwall"
G. E. Mitton