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FACTOR to To FALL a-stern

To FALL calm to FETCHING the pump
To FALL calm
Cat-FALL
To FALL down
FALLING-OFF
FASHION-PIECES
FATHOM
To FAY
FENDERS
To FETCH WAY
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 down

To FALL down, (baisser, Fr.) in navigation, to sail, or be conducted from any part of a river, towards some other nearer to it's mouth or opening.


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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 123, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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