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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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To KEEP off

To KEEP off, (alarguer, tenir le largue, Fr.) to sail off, or keep at a distance from the shore. See also OFFING.


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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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