F
FACTOR to To FALL a-stern
To FALL calm to FETCHING the pump
FID to FIRE-SHIP
FID
Sea-FIGHT
To FILL
FIRE-ARROW
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 FILL
To FILL, in navigation, (faire servir, Fr.) to brace the sails in such a manner, as that the wind, entering their cavities from behind, dilates them so as to advance the ship in her course, after the sails had for some time been shivering, or braced aback. See those articles.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 124, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0520.html