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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
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KELSON
KETCH to KNOT
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To KEEP
To KEEP, a term used on several occasions in navigation: as,To KEEP the land aboard, is to keep within sight of land as much as possible. See also HOLD.
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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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