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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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FAIR
FAIR, a general term for the disposition of the wind, when it is favourable to a ship's course, in opposition to that which is contrary, or foul.This term, when applied to the wind, is much more comprehensive than large, since the former-seems to include about eighteen points of the compass, or at least sixteen; whereas large is confined to the beam or quarter, that is, to a wind which crosses the keel at right angles, or obliquely from the stern, but never to one right a-stern. See the articles LARGE and SCANT.
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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/0500.html