F
FACTOR to 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
To FLAT-IN FORWARD
FLAW
FLEET
FLEETING
FLOAT
FLOATING
FLOOR
FLOOR-TIMBERS
FLOWING
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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FLEETING
FLEETING, the act of changing the situation of a tackle, when the blocks are drawn together, or what is called block and block by sailors. The use of fleeting is accordingly to replace the mechanical powers into a state of action; the force by which they operated before being destroyed by the meeting of the blocks or pullies.Fleeting therefore is nearly similar to the winding up of a watch or clock. See the article TACKLE.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 131, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0541.html