D
DAM to DEAD-WORK
DECKS to DEPTH of a sail
DETACHMENT of a fleet or squadro to DOCK-YARDS
DOG to DOWN-HAUL-TACKLE
To DOWSE to DRIVING
To DOWSE
DRABLER
DRAG
DRAGGING the anchor
DRAUGHT
DRAWING
DRESSING
DRIFT
DRIVER
DRIVING
DROP to DUNNAGE
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To DOWSE
To DOWSE, (molir, Fr.) to lower suddenly or slacken: expressed of a sail in a squall of wind, an extended hawser, &c.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 102, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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