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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
BUNTLINES to BUTTONS
BUNTLINES
BUOY
BUOY-ROPE
Slings of the Buoy
To stream the Buoy
BURTHEN, or BURDEN
BURTON
BUSS
BUTT
BUTTOCK
BUTTONS
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BUSS
BUSS, (buche, Fr. buffe, Germ.) a ship of two masts, used by the English and Dutch in their herring fisheries. It is generally from fifty to seventy tons burthen; being furnished with two small sheds or cabins, one at the prow and the other at the stern; the former of which is employed as a kitchen.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 57, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0241.html