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FACTOR to To FALL a-stern
To FALL calm to FETCHING the pump
FID to FIRE-SHIP
FISH to To FLAT-IN
FISH
FISH-GIG
FITTING-OUT
FLAG
FLAG-OFFICER
FLAG-SHIP
FLAG-STAFF
FLAKE
FLAT
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 FLAT-IN
To FLAT-IN, the action of drawing in the aftmost lower-corner, or clue, of a sail towards the middle of the ship, to give the sail the greater power of turning the vessel. Thus if the mizen, or after-sails are flatted-in, it is evident that the intention is to carry the stern to leeward, and turn the head nearer to the direction of the wind: and if the head-sails are flatted-in, the intention is accordingly to make the ship fall off, when by design or accident she has come so near the wind as to make the sails shiver (see also next entry).
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 130, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0537.html