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
BLADE to Trim the BOAT!
BLADE
BLOCK
Cat-BLOCK
BLOCK AND BLOCK
BOARD
makes a good BOARD
BOARDING
BOAT
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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Trim the BOAT!
Trim the BOAT! (barque-droi! Fr.) the order to sit in the boat in such a manner as that the shall float upright in the water, without leaning to either side.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 40, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0163.html