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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

To FLAT-IN FORWARD to FLUSH

FLY of an ensign to FORE-CASTLE
FLY of an ensign
FLY-BOAT, or FLIGHT
FOG
FOOT of a sail
FOOT-ROPE
FOOT-WALEING
FORE
FORE AND AFT
FORE-BOWLINE
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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FLY of an ensign to FORE-CASTLE

FLY of an ensign

FLY of an ensign, (battant, Fr,) the breadth or extent from the staff to the extremity or edge that flutters loose in the wind.


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