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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BUCCANEER
BUCCANEER, a name given to certain piratical rovers of various European nations, who formerly infested the Spanish coasts in America, and, under pretence of traffic with the inhabitants, frequently seized their treasure, plundered their houses, and committed many other depredations.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 52, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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