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KAICLING or KECLING to KELSON
KAICLING or KECLING
KEDGE
KEEL
Upon an even KEEL
KEEL-HAULING
To KEEP
To KEEP the luff
To KEEP off
Boat-KEEPER
KELSON

KETCH to KNOT


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Upon an even KEEL

Upon an even KEEL, the position of a ship when her keel is parallel to the plane of the horizon, so that she is equally deep in the water at both ends.


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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 165, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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