H
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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HARD-A-LEE
HARD-A-LEE, (barre à bord, sous le vent, Fr.) the situation of the helm when it is pushed close to the lee side of the ship, either to tack or keep her head to the wind, when lying by or trying: also the order to put the helm in this position.
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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/0662.html