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BACK of the post to BALANCE of the mizen
BACK of the post
BACK an anchor
BACK astern
BACK the sails
BACK-BOARD
BACK-STAYS
BADGE
BAGPIPE the mizen
To BALANCE
BALANCE of the mizen

BALANCE of the boom sail to BARK

BARNACLE to BEAMS

BEAMS to BED of a river

BED of a cannon to BIGHT

BILANDER to BLACK-STRAKES

BLADE to Trim the BOAT!

To bale the BOAT to BOLT-ROPE

BOMB to BOTTOM

BOTTOM to BOX-HAULING

BOXING to To BREAK-UP

BREAK-WATER to BRIDLES of the bowline

BRIG, or BRIGANTINE to Ship-BUILDING

Ship-BUILDING to BUNTINE

BUNTLINES to BUTTONS


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BACK astern

To BACK astern, in rowing, (scier à culer, Fr.) is to manage the oars in a direction contrary to the usual method, so as that the boat, or vessel, impressed by their force, shall retreat, or move with her stern foremost, in-stead of advancing.


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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 27, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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