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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!
To bale the BOAT to BOLT-ROPE
BOMB to BOTTOM
BOMB
BOMB-VESSEL
BONNET
BOOM
BOOM-IRON
BOOMS
BOOT-TOPPING
BORE
BOTH SHEETS AFT
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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BOTH SHEETS AFT
BOTH SHEETS AFT, (entre deux écoutes, Fr.) the situation of a ship that sails right afore the wind, or with the wind right astern.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 43, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0182.html