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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-BOARD

BACK-BOARD, (le dossier d'un bateau, Fr.) a piece of board of a semicircular figure placed transversely in the after-part of a boat, like the back of a chair, and serving the passengers to recline against whilst sitting in the stern-sheets. See BOAT.


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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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