B
BACK of the post to 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
BED of a cannon
BELAY
BEND
To BEND
BENDING the cable
BENDING a sail
BENDS
BETWEEN DECKS
BEVELLING
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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To BEND
To BEND, is to fasten one rope to another, of which there are several methods.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 34, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0137.html