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SADDLE to To strike SAIL
SADDLE
SAGGING
SAIC
SAIL
To set SAIL
To make SAIL
To shorten SAIL
To strike SAIL
SAILING to SALUTE
SALUTE to SCHOONER
SCOOP to SEA-COAST
SEA-CLOTHS to SENDING
SENNIT to SHANK
SHANK-PAINTER to SHEET
SHEET-ANCHOR to SHIP
SHIP to SHIP-SHAPE
SHIPPING to SHOT
SHOT to SLAB-LINE
SLACK-WATER to SNATCH-BLOCK
SNOTTER to SPILL
SPILLING-LINES to SPRING A LEAK
SPRINGING THE LUFF to SQUALL
SQUARE to STANDING-WATER
STARBOARD to STEM
STEMSON to STEWARD
STIFF to STRAKES or STREAKS
STRAND to STUDDING-SAILS
STUFF to SWEEPER of the sky
SWEEPING to To SWING
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To make SAIL
To make SAIL, is to spread an additional quantity of sail, so as to increase the ship's velocity.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 252, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/1119.html