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FACTOR to To FALL a-stern
FACTOR
FAG-END
FAIR
FAIR-CURVE
FAIR-WAY
FAKE
FALCONETS
FALL
To FALL aboard
To FALL a-stern
To FALL calm to FETCHING the pump
FID to FIRE-SHIP
FISH to To FLAT-IN
To FLAT-IN FORWARD to FLUSH
FLY of an ensign to FORE-CASTLE
FORE-CAT-HARPINS to FORE-STAY
FORE-TOP to FOTHERING
FOUL to FRESH
To FRESHEN the bawse to FUTTOCK-SHROUDS
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FAG-END
FAG-END, the end of any rope, or cord, which is become untwisted and loosened by frequent use. To prevent this effect, the ends of ropes are generally well fastened by winding a piece of small line, or packthread, around them, which operation is called whipping.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 122, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0499.html