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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
FORE-CAT-HARPINS to FORE-STAY
FORE-TOP to FOTHERING
FOUL to FRESH
To FRESHEN the bawse to FUTTOCK-SHROUDS
To FRESHEN the bawse
FRESHES
FRIGATE
FRIGATE-BUILT
FULL AND BY
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FULL AND BY
FULL AND BY, (pres & plein, Fr.) the situation of a ship with regard to the wind, when she is close-hauled, and sailing in such a manner as neither to steer too nigh the direction of the wind, nor to deviate to leeward; both of which movements are unfavourable to her course, as in the former her sails will shiver, and render the effort of the wind precarious and ineffectual; and in the latter she will advance in a direction widely distant from her real course. Hence, keep her full! (defie du vent! Fr.) is the order from the pilot or other officer to the helmsman, not to incline too much to windward, and thereby shake the sails so as to retard the course.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 135, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0592.html