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
BILANDER to BLACK-STRAKES
BILANDER
BILGE
BILL
BILL of lading
BINACLE
BIRTH or BERTH
BITE
BITS
To BIT the cable
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 BIT the cable
To BIT the cable, is to put it round the bits, in order to fasten it, or slacken it gradually, which last is called veering away.The other bits are of a smaller kind, but constructed nearly in the same manner. They are used to fasten the top-sail-fleets, or the ropes by which the lower corners of the top-sails are extended.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 36, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0152.html