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 a ship
FRAPING a ship, (ceintrer, Fr.) the act of passing three, four, or five turns of a cable round the hull, or frame of a ship, in the middle, to support her in a great storm, when it is apprehended that she is not strong enough to resist the violent efforts of the sea. This expedient however is rarely put in practice, unless in very old ships, which their owners are willing to venture to sea as long as possible, by ensuring them deeply.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 134, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0583.html