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H HAGS TEETH or HAKES TRETH to HANKS HARBOUR to 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 HOUNDS HOUSED HOWKER HOUSING, or HOUSE-LINE HOY HULK HULL HULL a ship HULL-to HURRICANE Search Contact us |
HULL a shipTo HULL a ship, is to fire cannon-balls into her hull within the point- blank range.
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