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HAGS TEETH or HAKES TRETH to HANKS
HARBOUR to HAWSE
HARBOUR
HARD-A-LEE
HARD-A-WEATHER
HARPINS
Cat-HARPINS
HARPOON
HATCH or HATCHWAY
To HAUL
To HAUL the wind
HAWSE
HAWSE-HOLES to HEAD-ROPE
HEAD-SAILS to HEAVING-out
HEAVING-short to HIGH AND DRY
HIGH WATER to Fore-HOLD
HOLD to HORSE
HOUNDS to HURRICANE
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HARBOUR
HARBOUR, (havre, Fr.) a general name given to any sea-port or haven; as also to any place convenient for mooring shipping, although at a great distance from the sea. The qualities requisite in a good harbour are, that the bottom be entirely free from rocks or shallows; that the opening be of sufficient extent to admit the entrance or departure of large ships, without difficulty; that it should have good anchoring ground, and be easy of access; that it should be well defended from the violence of the wind and sea; that it should have room and convenience to receive the shipping of different nations, and those which are laden with different merchandises; that it be furnished with a good light-house, and have variety of proper rings, posts, moorings, &c. in order to remove or secure the vessels contained therein: and similarly, that it have plenty of wood, and other mateials for firing, besides hemp, iron, mariners, &c.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 144, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0661.html