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TABLING to TAIL
TAIL-BLOCK to TENDING
TENON to TIDE
TIER to TOGGEL
TOMPION to TOPPING
TOPPING-LIFT to TRACT-SCOUT
TRACTING to TREE-NAILS
TRESTLE-TREES to TRIP
TRESTLE-TREES
TRIM
TRIM of the masts
TRIM of a ships hold
TRIM the boat
Sailing TRIM
Sharp-TRIMMED
TRIMONEER
TRIP
TRIPPING to TRYING
TUCK to TYE
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TRIM of the masts
TRIM, when expressed of the masts, denotes their position with regard to the ship and to each other. Thus, in the latter sense, they should neither be too near nor too far apart; and, in the former, they should not be too far forward or aft; and, according to the situation or quality which communicates a greater velocity to the vessel, they should either be upright, or inclining aft, or forward.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 300, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/1400.html