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MAGAZINE to MARLING-SPIKE

MAROON to MAT
MAROON
MAST
MASTER
MASTER of a merchant-ship
MASTER at arms
MASTER-attendant
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MATE of a ship of war to MIDSHIPMAN

MIZEN to MORTAR

MOULD to MUSTERING


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MASTER of a merchant-ship

MASTER of a merchant-ship, the commanding officer, who is appointed by the merchants to manage the navigation and every thing relating to her cargo, voyage, sailors, &c.


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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 191, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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