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
FLY of an ensign to FORE-CASTLE
FORE-CAT-HARPINS to FORE-STAY
FORE-TOP to FOTHERING
FOUL to FRESH
FOUL
To FOUNDER
FOX
FRAME
FRAPING
FRAPING a ship
FREEING
FREEZING
FREIGHT
FRESH
To FRESHEN the bawse to FUTTOCK-SHROUDS
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To FOUNDER
To FOUNDER, (fancir, Fr.) to sink at sea, as being rendered, by the violence and continuation of a storm and the excess of the leaks, unable to keep the ship afloat above the water.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 133, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0579.html