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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 Ship-BUILDING to BUNTINE BUNTLINES to BUTTONS BUNTLINES BUOY BUOY-ROPE Slings of the Buoy To stream the Buoy BURTHEN, or BURDEN BURTON BUSS BUTT BUTTOCK BUTTONS Search Contact us |
BUNTLINES to BUTTONSBUNTLINESBUNTLINES, (cargues fond, Fr.) are ropes fastened to the bottoms of the square sails, to draw them up to the yards: they are inserted through certain blocks above, or on the upper-part of the yard, whence passing downwards on the fore-part of the sail, they are fastened below to the lower-edge in several places of the bolt rope.
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