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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FRAPING
FRAPING, the act of crossing and drawing together the several parts of a tackle, or other complication of ropes, which had already been straightened to their utmost extent: in this sense. it exactly resembles the operation of bracing up a drum, &c. The fraping always increases the tension, and of course adds to the security acquired by the purchase. Hence the Cat-harpins are no other than frapings to the shrouds.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 133, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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