B
BACK of the post to BALANCE of the mizen
BALANCE of the boom sail to BARK
BALANCE of the boom sail
BALLAST
BANIAN-DAYS
BANK
BANK of oars
BANKER
BAR
BARCA-LONGA
BARGE
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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BANIAN-DAYS
BANIAN-DAYS, a cant term among common sailors, denoting those days on which they have no flesh-meat: it seems to be derived from the practice of a nation amongst the eastern Indians, who never eat flesh.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 29, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0106.html