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!
To bale the BOAT to BOLT-ROPE
BOMB to BOTTOM
BOTTOM to BOX-HAULING
BOXING to To BREAK-UP
BOXING
BRACE
BRACKETS
BRAILS
BRAKE
BREADTH
BREADTH-SWEEP
BREAKERS
BREAKING-BULK
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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BRAKE
BRAKE, (brimbale, Fr.) the handle, or lever, by which a common ship-pump is usually managed. It operates by means of two iron bolts thrust through the inner end of it; one of which resting across two cheeks or ears, in the upper end of the pump, serves as a fulcrum for the brake, supporting it between the cheeks. The other bolt connects the extremity of the brake to the pump-spear, which draws tip the box, or piston, charged with the water in the tube. See the article PUMP.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 47, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0198.html