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
BREAK-WATER to BRIDLES of the bowline
BRIG, or BRIGANTINE to Ship-BUILDING
BRIG, or BRIGANTINE
To BRING by the lee
To BRING-TO
To BRING-up
To BROACH-TO
BROADSIDE
BROKEN-BACKED
BUCCANEER
Ship-BUILDING
Ship-BUILDING to BUNTINE
BUNTLINES to BUTTONS
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To BRING-up
To BRING-up, a provincial phrase peculiar to the seamen in the coal trade, signifying to anchor, &c.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 51, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0217.html