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SADDLE to To strike SAIL

SAILING to SALUTE

SALUTE to SCHOONER

SCOOP to SEA-COAST

SEA-CLOTHS to SENDING

SENNIT to SHANK

SHANK-PAINTER to SHEET
SHANK-PAINTER
To SHAPE the course
SHARP
SHEATHING
SHEAVE
SHEEP-SHANK
SHEER
SHEERING
SHEERS
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 SHAPE the course

To SHAPE the course, (commander à la route, Fr.) to direct or appoint the track of a ship, in order to prosecute a voyage.


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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 261, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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