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GAFF
GAGE
To GAIN the wind
GALE of wind
GALEON
GALLED
GALLERY
GALLEY
GAMMONING
GANG
GANG-BOARD to GIMBALS
GIMBLETING to Fire-GRAPPLING
GRATINGS to GROUND-TACKLE
GROWING to GUTTER-LEDGE
GUY to GYBING
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GALE of wind
GALE of wind, a phrase used by sailors to express a storm or tempest. It is more particularly termed a hard gale, or strong gale.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 136, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0601.html