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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
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
Ship-BUILDING
BUILT
In-BULK
BULK-HEADS
BULL-EYE
BUM-BOAT
BUMKIN, or BOOMKIN
BUNT
BUNTINE
BUNTLINES to BUTTONS
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BUMKIN, or BOOMKIN
BUMKIN, or BOOMKIN, (boute-lof, Fr.) a short boom or bar of timber, projecting from each bow of a ship, to extend the lower-edge of the foresail to windward; for which purpose there is a large block fixed on it's outer end, through which the rope is passed that is fastened to the lower-corner of the sail to windward, called the tack; and this being drawn tight down brings the corner of the sail close to the block, which being performed, the tack is said to be aboard.The bumkin is secured by a strong rope which confines it downward to the ship's bow, to counter-act the strain it bears from the fore-sail above, dragging it upwards.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 55, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0231.html