The Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor; Or, A Key to the Leading of Rigging, and to Practical Seamanship |
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a-back a-head abaft anchor back-stay belayed bight bolt bow-line bowsprit bring the wind bunt-lines cable clapped cleat clew clew-lines collar cringle cross-trees dead-eye deck double block down-hauler eye spliced eye-bolt fall fast fisherman's bend fore top fore top-mast stay-sail fore top-sail fore-castle fore-mast fore-sail forward futtock futtock shrouds gaff guys halliards hauled hawser head sails head yards helm hitched round hoisted hole hooked hove inner jib and fore knot laniard larboard larboard tack leading leeward let go main top-mast main top-sail main-sail mast mast-head Merchant Service mizen stay-sail mizen top-sail outer parral pendent reefed reeved rigging rope round seizing rudder runner sheave-hole ship single block slings spliced sprit-sail yard spun-yarn standing starboard braces starboard side stern tackle taken round taught thimble tide top-gallant sail top-gallant studding-sails top-mast stay top-mast studding-sail top-sail yard tressle-trees turns upper vessels weather brace windward yard-arm