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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
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STEERAGE-WAY
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STEMSON to STEWARD
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STEDDY
STEDDY, the command given by the pilot, &c. to the helmsman, in a fair wind, to steer the ship according to the line on which the advances at that instant, without deviating to the right or left. The helmsman accordingly answers steddy; to shew his attention and obedience tothe pilot's order.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 277, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/1274.html