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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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To FALL a-stern

To FALL a-stern, (tomber en arriere, Fr.) to be driven backwards; to retreat with the stern foremost: expressed of the motion of a ship either under sail or at anchor.


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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 122, 2003
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