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DAM to DEAD-WORK
DECKS to DEPTH of a sail
DETACHMENT of a fleet or squadro to DOCK-YARDS
DOG to DOWN-HAUL-TACKLE
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DROP to DUNNAGE
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DROP
DROP, (etarcure, Fr.) a name sometimes given to the depth of the principal sails; as, her main-top-sail drops seventeen yards.
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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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